Sonkes Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Sonkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
Sonkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonkes is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sonkes live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 676,273. In Belgium Sonkes is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 59 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 24 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 18 percent reside. Other than Belgium this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonkesh | 92 | 14 | / |
| Songkes | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sunkes | 83 | 86 | / |
| Sankes | 83 | 35 | / |
| Jonkes | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sonkis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sonkiss | 77 | 30 | / |
| Sankesh | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sunkees | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sankies | 77 | 16 | / |
| Sankhes | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shankes | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jonkees | 77 | 2 | / |
| Johnkes | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jonkets | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sankeus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shunkes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Jongkees | 71 | 147 | / |
| Shankesh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sonquest | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schunkes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankkese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shankies | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sances | 67 | 1,084 | / |
| Cankes | 67 | 116 | / |
| Jankes | 67 | 114 | / |
| Sankis | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jonkis | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sunkis | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sonkqishe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Conkis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Schankies | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sunkez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zünkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shankhesh | 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 Sonkes
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