Sonka Surname

352,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sonka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Turkey841:926,44643,135
India711:10,803,738202,948
Poland691:550,85151,833
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Austria141:608,24554,975
Benin131:795,04642,452
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Šonka (212) & Soñka (15) are calculated separately.

Sonka (6,078) may also be a first name.

Sonka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonka (Arabic: سونكا, Georgian: სონკა, Hindi: सोनका, Marathi: सोनका, Oriya: େସାନ୍କା, Russian: Сонька) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Šonka or Soñka. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonka is the 352,942nd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,061,576 people. Sonka is mostly found in Europe, where 29 percent of Sonka reside; 23 percent reside in North America and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 84,958th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 6,078 people.

The surname Sonka is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 1,267,339. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 24 percent live, Illinois, where 19 percent live and Iowa, where 10 percent live. Aside from The United States Sonka is found in 40 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Sonka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sonka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sonka last name rose 14,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sonka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sonka last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Sonka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.29% less than the national average, earning R 70,608 per year and in United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,693 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šonka93212/
Soñka9315/
Songka91586/
Shonka91577/
Sonkea9111/
Sonkai919/
Sonkha916/
Soynka914/
Soinka913/
Soonka913/
Sounka912/
Sconka911/
Sonkka911/
Somnka911/
Sonkah911/
Sonkoa911/
Sionka911/
Sonkqa911/
Soenka911/
Sonkaya833,834/
Sonkhai83344/
Sosinka83285/
Sosenka8364/
Sounkoa8356/
Songkai8327/
Schonka8325/
Shounka8311/
Soonkai839/
Songkau839/
Songkha834/
Shongka833/
Sonkuoa832/
Songkah832/
Songkay832/
Sonkqay832/
Soonkay832/
Sonkaia831/
Soonkau831/
Sounkai831/
Sionkai831/
Shoonka831/
Suongka831/
Sonko8052,483/
Sanka8034,195/
Sunka801,697/
Sonke801,015/
Jonka80450/
Zonka80179/
Conka80171/
Sonki80160/
Sánka8063/
Sonca8040/
Çonka8026/
Žonka8023/
Sonky8014/
Sonqa802/
Sonké801/
Songkhai77324/
Sossinka7732/
Sosienka776/
Songkead775/
Songkeat774/
Shoincka772/
Soungkay772/
Songkhaa771/
Songkeae771/
Songkhoa771/
Soonkhay771/
Schoncka770/
Ssonko736,539/
Shanka732,970/
Sangka732,348/
Songca731,784/
Sankah731,312/
Shonko73849/
Sonkoi73611/
Sankau73604/
Sonkho73527/
Szanka73523/
Sungka73476/
Songko73437/
Sankai73419/
Sionko73235/
Soenko73234/
Songke73195/
Sankha73189/
Sankay73148/
Soenke73123/
Soncko73109/
Sonkey7379/
Zionka7379/
Shunka7352/
Sounke7351/
Sonkki7350/
Jonkka7347/
Djonka7346/
Shenka7345/
Songki7345/
Sianka7343/
Jongka7339/
Sounki7335/
Sonqai7332/
Sonkou7331/
Conkay7330/
Suonke7329/
Sankaa7328/
Congka7323/
Sunkai7320/
Sonkgo7319/
Somkay7317/
Sonkot7313/
Sonkoy7312/
Sunkha7311/
Sankca739/
Sunkka738/
Sunkay738/
Soonko738/
Somkad738/
Sonkie737/
Samnka737/
Sankaj736/
Shonke736/
Suinka736/
Somkah735/
Sunkap735/
Soonki735/
Soinki735/
Jonkai735/
Sonkco735/
Zjonka735/
Sonkid735/
Soynke734/
Sonkeu734/
Sonkoş734/
Somkas734/
Somkea734/
Sankea733/
Sannka733/
Sjonko733/
Sonkoh733/
Sohnke733/
Sonkqi733/
Sonkyo733/
Shonqa733/
Shonki732/
Shonky732/
Soinke732/
Sunkea732/
Sankoa732/
Sounko732/
Saunka732/
Sjomka732/
Zongka732/
Rzonka732/
Zounka732/
Soncca732/
Sonkij732/
Sankga731/
Sankka731/
Jonkay731/
Jounka731/
Zonkoa731/
Sonkke731/
Sunkaa731/
Sosnko731/
Sotnki731/
Conkai731/
Sonkos731/
Sounky731/
Sonkip731/
Seunka731/
Scanka731/
Szonko731/
Concka731/
Sionki731/
Sonkee731/
Sonkei731/
Sanhka731/
Sonkhe731/
Sonkiy731/
Soynko731/
Sunkau731/
Shonca730/
Sunkah730/
Soschinka7159/
Songkhiea711/
Sosenko671,011/
Sangkay67811/
Sangkha67653/
Choinka67472/
Songkip67361/
Soinkei67298/
Sang'ka67228/
Shunkai67198/
Songcat67129/
Sotenko67124/
Shankha67119/
Sangkai67110/
Siangka67102/
Sioncke67101/
Sounkou6787/
Schonke6764/
Sušenka6758/
Sungkai6751/
Songcai6737/
Sonkeuh6734/
Sangkah6731/
Sonkiss6730/
Jonkeau6730/
Shankai6730/
Sankaay6729/
Sonkhot6728/
Songkho6727/
Sankaya6725/
Zonkhah6725/
Sosinko6723/
Chonkea6720/
Shankau6720/
Shankay6719/
Sunkhad6718/
Schunka6716/
Jongkai6716/
Sosenke6715/
Shomkaa6715/
Djongka6714/
Szankai6714/
Shonkeh6711/
Susenka6710/
Socenko679/
Shaunka679/
Shangka678/
Songkoy678/
Songkoh677/
Schanka677/
Sangkas677/
Shongqa677/
Szankay676/
Soçenko676/
Sankkha676/
Sonkqyi676/
Sankaja675/
Chonkay675/
Soonkei675/
Ziongka675/
Somkeau675/
Soonkoo674/
Shoenke674/
Sunkhai674/
Sošenko674/
Somkait674/
Songkod674/
Chonkat674/
Saankka673/
Shankea673/
Shoonko673/
Shoymka673/
Djounka673/
Sankhai673/
Seunkap673/
Ssoonko673/
Zongkai672/
Sangkau672/
Shounke672/
Soumkas672/
Sungkay672/
Sconnko672/
Jasynka672/
Sungkah672/
Shenkai672/
Soonkee672/
Sonkhit672/
Songkei672/
Songkid672/
Jongkea672/
Sankaph671/
Sankhaa671/
Sankhoa671/
Sankacz671/
Sankahe671/
Jonkhai671/
Jounkas671/
Sonnker671/
Shsanka671/
Siankai671/
Siankha671/
Shankaa671/
Sunkaia671/
Sunkkad671/
Sounkho671/
Sotenki671/
Saunkai671/
Sahnkah671/
Sonquai671/
Shomkaz671/
Sounkey671/
Songcad671/
Sonkhop671/
Sonkoup671/
Soonkih671/
Soonkop671/
Sonqaad671/
Shankah671/
Shankka671/
Shahnka671/
Shomkha671/
Shunkaa671/
Soungko671/
Ssonkko671/
Sssonko671/
Sankhah671/
Sannkat671/
Szánkai671/
Sunkadh671/
Sunkays671/
Suonkou671/
Djoncka671/
Soyncay671/
Ssonkoh671/
Hcuonka671/
Songkes671/
Sosinqa671/
Somngca671/
Shonkos671/
Sangkea671/
Sionkee671/
Songkou671/
Somkaha671/
Sonkhui671/
Soomkay671/
Soonkie671/
Soonkit671/
Shosingkha671/
Sungkau671/
Sungkha671/
Sohnker670/
Sohncke670/

Sonka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonka in the Georgian language
სონკაsonka-
Sonka in the Oriya language
େସାନ୍କାesanka-
Sonka in the Hindi language
सोनकाsonaka93.17
सोंकाsonka4.35
साेंकाsaenka1.24
सोन्काsonka0.62
Sonka in the Marathi language
सोनकाsonaka66.67
सोन्काsonka33.33
Sonka in the Russian language
Сонькаsonka-
Sonka in the Arabic language
سونكاswnka-

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