Sonkin Surname

358,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Sonkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4091:886,20867,037
Russia2821:511,07546,879
Israel1601:53,4856,974
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Finland131:422,82327,659
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Sonkin (15) may also be a first name.

Sonkin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sonkin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sonkin (Hindi: सोंकीन, Russian: Сонькин) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sonkin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkin? popularity and diffusion

Sonkin is the 358,044th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,194,024 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Sonkin are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sonkin is also the 2,900,335th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 886,208. In The United States Sonkin is mostly found in: New York, where 26 percent are found, Illinois, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Sonkin occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent are found and Israel, where 16 percent are found.

Sonkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sonkin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sonkin surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sonkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sonkin surname is predominantly Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sonkin surname are 4.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.3% registered with the party.

The amount Sonkin earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning $51,052 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.48% more than the national average, earning $74,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonkina92428/
Shonkin9267/
Sounkin9214/
Songkin923/
Sohnkin921/
Sonkien921/
Sosnkin921/
Shonkina8640/
Sosenkin8618/
Soonking863/
Sionkina861/
Sonnkina861/
Sonkinne860/
Soncin832,731/
Sankin831,709/
Conkin83740/
Sunkin83182/
Sonken8382/
Sonkyn8343/
Zonkin8315/
Jonkin834/
Schoenkin8012/
Sankina771,885/
Shunkin77396/
Shankin77342/
Shenkin77274/
Sangkin77142/
Sonchin77126/
Szankin7789/
Saunkin7769/
Sonkyna7750/
Songken7728/
Sungkin7725/
Sunkina7716/
Zhonkin7712/
Sonccin779/
Zonkina777/
Congkin777/
Siankin776/
Songqin776/
Somking776/
Soonkim772/
Sonkaen772/
Suinkin771/
Soenken771/
Sohnkim771/
Jonkind771/
Sjomkin771/
Shonken771/
Soncken771/
Jongkin771/
Joonkin771/
Conckin770/
Connkin770/
Schoonkind757/
Jonkn730/
Jongkind711,279/
Schonken71982/
Schankin71851/
Shunkina71352/
Shankina71137/
Saunkina7137/
Zhonkina7118/
Jhounkin7118/
Songqing7110/
Sangkina719/
Shaunkin715/
Suinkina715/
Dzhonkin714/
Sosenkyn713/
Shottenkink712/
Siungkin712/
Songchin712/
Shanking712/
Sounkeng712/
Chonking712/
Satenkin711/
Sasenkin711/
Shankihn711/
Zionking711/
Sonckeng711/
Soencken711/
Sankienė711/
Songkuen711/
Songkuun711/
Zoungkin711/
Sancin67666/
Shchankin67599/
Suncin67591/
Zankin67499/
Schankina67201/
Sunken67155/
Sanken67117/
Sankyn6787/
Jankin6757/
Conken6750/
Shungking6724/
Jonken6720/
Schonchin6711/
Jongkindt678/
Şunkin676/
Sunqin673/
Sautenkin672/
Xomkin672/
Sanqin672/
Dzhonkina672/
Sachinkin671/
Cankin671/
Jomngkind671/
Conkhn671/
Zonkim671/
Zunkin671/
Xankin671/
Sankne671/
Šunkin671/
Sünken671/
Soncen671/
Suingking671/
Schoenken670/

Sonkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonkin in the Hindi language
सोंकीनsonkina-
Sonkin in the Russian language
Сонькинsonkin-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonkin
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