Sonjila Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sonjila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonjila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sonjila (144) may also be a first name.

Sonjila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonjila occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sonjila.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonjila? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sonjila is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Sonjila is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sonjila live; 87 percent live in Southern Africa and 87 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sonjila is also the 769,375th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 144 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Sonjila is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 46 percent are found, Western Cape, where 31 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Sonjila is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Sonjila Last Name Statistics demography

Sonjila earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.87% less than the national average, earning R 40,704 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
  • 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 Sonjila
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