Sonitz Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Sonitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Sönitz (1) are calculated separately.

Sonitz Last Name Facts

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

Sonitz is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Sönitz. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sonitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Sonitz are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sonitz is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,711,527. In Israel Sonitz is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 40 percent live, Northern District, where 40 percent live and Southern District, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Israel this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Sonitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sonitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonitz last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sonitz Last Name Statistics demography

Sonitz earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sönitz941/
Somnitz92305/
Sonietz923/
Soniz914/
Schonitz8610/
Jonitz83302/
Conitz8385/
Sanitz8369/
Senitz8354/
Sonetz8333/
Sonicz838/
Soniez832/
Sonits831/
Sonytz831/
Schoenitz8034/
Söhnitz7722/
Samnitz7715/
Sonniez7712/
Sannitz7710/
Shenitz779/
Sehnitz778/
Chonitz774/
Jasnitz774/
Cohnitz773/
Joneitz772/
Sonitch772/
Shanitz771/
Sosnicz771/
Counitz770/
Sagnitz770/
Sonic73373/
Seniz73288/
Saniz73123/
Sonez7370/
Sonić731/
Soniç731/
Suniz731/
Schönitz71490/
Schanitz7110/
Schoenheitz718/
Sonitche711/
Schonetz710/
Schoeniz710/
Sonich67948/
Sonets67583/
Saniez67564/
Janitz67447/
Canitz67189/
Sonnic67171/
Conits6762/
Shaniz6751/
Sheniz6737/
Jonetz6725/
Senicz6720/
Sanits6715/
Sanetz6715/
Sonici6713/
Soniec6712/
Sonhez6711/
Sunits679/
Sónicz678/
Sionez676/
Zenitz676/
Sonnez676/
Saaniz673/
Zunitz673/
Sanicz673/
Seniez671/
Sionic671/
Saeniz671/
Sanniz671/
Sotnić671/
Soinez671/
Sunaiz671/
Jonicz671/
Jónitz671/
Sosnić671/
Shonic670/
Sanidz670/
Suinnietz670/
Schanitze670/

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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 Sonitz
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