Soninga Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Soninga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 168 | 1:123,625 | 14,082 |
| Indonesia | 58 | 1:2,280,159 | 138,233 |
Soninga (14) may also be a first name.
Soninga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soninga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soninga is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soninga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Soninga is the 1,088,856th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Soninga live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Soninga is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name globally, borne by 14 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 123,625. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: East Region, where 97 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Soninga
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