Sonkia Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Sonkia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Sonkia (11) may also be a first name.
Sonkia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonkia (Hindi: सोनकिा) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Sonkia reside; 56 percent reside in Central Africa and 56 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 11 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 80 percent are found, Centre Region, where 10 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonkhia | 92 | 11 | / |
| Sonkiat | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sounkia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shonkhia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sankia | 83 | 179 | / |
| Somkia | 83 | 13 | / |
| Sonkea | 83 | 11 | / |
| Jonkia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Songkhiea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangkia | 77 | 50 | / |
| Sankhia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sonkhya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sungkia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sankiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shonkya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shankia | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sunkuyia | 71 | 392 | / |
| Joonkiat | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sungkiah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Jongkiat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Songkeao | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shonkyaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sungkiap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonkeuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zankia | 67 | 389 | / |
| Sankya | 67 | 204 | / |
| Chongkiat | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sankio | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sankja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sunkya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jonkja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonkyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sankea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shangkija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonkeo | 67 | 1 | / |
Sonkia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonkia in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनकिा | sonakia | 50 |
| सोनिका | sonika | 50 |
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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 Sonkia
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