Soniwa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Soniwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Soniwa (15) may also be a first name.
Soniwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soniwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soniwa is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Soniwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Soniwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soniwa is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Soniwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Soniwa reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,879,910. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 38 percent live, Buyende District, where 25 percent live and Bugiri District, where 13 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 10 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 Soniwa
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