Sonkalo Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sonkalo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sonkalo (17) may also be a first name.
Sonkalo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonkalo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkalo? popularity and diffusion
Sonkalo is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Sonkalo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sonkalo reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sonkalo is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 17 people.
It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Outside of South Africa Sonkalo exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 20 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Sonkalo
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