Sonkkanen Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Sonkkanen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkkanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland171:323,33523,349
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Sonkkanen Last Name Facts

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

Sonkkanen occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Sonkkanen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkkanen? popularity and diffusion

Sonkkanen is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sonkkanen reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Sonkkanen is most commonly occurring in Finland, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 323,335. In Finland Sonkkanen is primarily found in: Southern Savonia, where 71 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 29 percent are found. Not including Finland Sonkkanen occurs in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sunkkonen781/
Sankkonen780/
Concanen7137/
Concannen670/
Shangkaning601/
Jankanin592/
Concanin590/
Sankounin562/
Sanconnin561/
Samkamnin561/
Chankanin561/
Conconnen560/

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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
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  • 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 Sonkkanen
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