Sonibare Surname

239,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sonibare Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonibare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,6311:108,6107,256
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States141:25,889,924709,614
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Sonibare (80) may also be a first name.

Sonibare Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sonibare Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sonibare is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonibare? popularity and diffusion

It is the 239,503rd most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,358,580 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sonibare reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sonibare is also the 1,075,395th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 80 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,631 people, or 1 in 108,610. In Nigeria Sonibare is mostly found in: Osun, where 30 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Ogun, where 13 percent live. Barring Nigeria Sonibare exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Sonibare Last Name Statistics demography

Sonibare earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.92% more than the national average, earning $76,771 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonibare
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