Sonke Surname
Approximately 1,015 people bear this surname
Sonke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 307 | 1:55,007 | 9,455 |
| United States | 249 | 1:1,455,658 | 99,719 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Benin | 36 | 1:287,100 | 24,014 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
The alternate forms: Sonké (1) are calculated separately.
Sonke (533) may also be a first name.
Sonke Demographics
Average Sonke Salary in
United States
$42,941 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sonke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonke (Hindi: सोनके, Marathi: सोनके) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sonké. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sonke.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 357,522nd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,179,848 people. The last name Sonke is predominantly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Sonke reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Sonke is also the 365,345th most common first name world-wide, borne by 533 people.
The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 55,007. In The Netherlands Sonke is most common in: Zeeland, where 38 percent reside, North Brabant, where 18 percent reside and South Holland, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Malawi, where 10 percent reside.
Sonke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sonke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 889 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sonke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sonke surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the party.
The amount Sonke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.68% less than the national average, earning R 43,536 per year; in United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.39% more than the national average, earning $55,343 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonke in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनके | sonake | - |
| Sonke in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनके | sonake | 93.1 |
| सेानके | seanake | 3.45 |
| सोनंके | sonanke | 3.45 |
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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 Sonke
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