Soniran Surname

742,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Soniran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soniran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3631:487,99724,474
India191:40,371,862445,856
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Soniran (276) may also be a first name.

Soniran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soniran occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Soniran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soniran? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soniran is the 742,570th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 18,782,335 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Soniran reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 534,713th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 276 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 363 people, or 1 in 487,997. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 71 percent live, Lagos, where 18 percent live and Oyo, where 5 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and England, where 1 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
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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 Soniran
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