Sonkani Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Sonkani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sonkani (10) may also be a first name.
Sonkani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonkani (Hindi: सोनकनी) is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,414,640th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Sonkani are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sonkani is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name globally, held by 10 people.
The last name Sonkani is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 270,846. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 58 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 39 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 2 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe Sonkani exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonkani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonkani in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनकनी | sonakani | - |
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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 Sonkani
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