Sonkela Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sonkela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Sonkela (3) may also be a first name.
Sonkela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonkela is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Sonkela is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonkela are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sonkela is also the 7,463,778th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 3 people.
The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Sonkela is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and Limpopo, where 50 percent reside. Other than South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.
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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 Sonkela
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