Sonkeng Surname
Approximately 2,150 people bear this surname
Sonkeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,143 | 1:9,692 | 1,280 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sonkeng (43) may also be a first name.
Sonkeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonkeng is most common in Cameroon. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sonkeng.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkeng? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 195,234th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,389,556 people. The surname Sonkeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonkeng live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sonkeng is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 43 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,143 people, or 1 in 9,692. In Cameroon Sonkeng is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 36 percent are found, West Region, where 31 percent are found and Centre Region, where 28 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Sonkeng is found in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent are found and Brunei, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songkeng | 93 | 64 | / |
| Sonkoeng | 93 | 11 | / |
| Sounkeng | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sonckeng | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sankeng | 86 | 291 | / |
| Sonking | 86 | 57 | / |
| Conkeng | 86 | 11 | / |
| Sunkeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Congkeng | 80 | 95 | / |
| Songceng | 80 | 33 | / |
| Songking | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sungkeng | 80 | 7 | / |
| Soonking | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sangkeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zongkeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankieng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jongkeng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangkaeng | 75 | 204 | / |
| Djounkeng | 75 | 18 | / |
| Tjongkeng | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sungkaeng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Songcheng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chounkeng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sungkeung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sangkieng | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sonqengqe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Songkyong | 75 | 1 | / |
| Songqengqe | 71 | 140 | / |
| Sunceng | 71 | 36 | / |
| Sunking | 71 | 17 | / |
| Conking | 71 | 11 | / |
| Sanking | 71 | 9 | / |
| Somking | 71 | 6 | / |
| Zankeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jankeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jonking | 71 | 0 | / |
| Joinking | 67 | 24 | / |
| Songqing | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jangkeng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Suncheng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sankenke | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chonking | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shanking | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djomkeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zionking | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeunkeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sianking | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankings | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scanking | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sonkeng
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