Sonkhwe Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Sonkhwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonkwe | 92 | 546 | / |
| Suonkwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Songkhue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Songkwee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sankwe | 77 | 214 | / |
| Sonkwi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sankhw | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songkhuea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sankhwa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Shankwe | 71 | 24 | / |
| Sonchue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shoncwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sangkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sunkhwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonkhui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanchwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sankhue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zankhwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shonqwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shonjwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonchuea | 67 | 105 | / |
| Shankhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanchwez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somkhuea | 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 Sonkhwe
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