Sonko Surname
Approximately 52,483 people bear this surname
Sonko Surname Definition:
Sonko is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a special tribute.
Sonko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 27,529 | 1:530 | 85 |
| Gambia | 20,143 | 1:95 | 21 |
| Uganda | 2,628 | 1:14,855 | 2,332 |
| Ukraine | 457 | 1:99,612 | 14,281 |
| United States | 230 | 1:1,575,908 | 106,190 |
| Spain | 180 | 1:259,734 | 16,413 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| Russia | 144 | 1:1,000,855 | 77,167 |
| Tanzania | 119 | 1:444,888 | 31,116 |
| Thailand | 108 | 1:654,059 | 109,897 |
| Kenya | 91 | 1:507,471 | 25,695 |
| Sweden | 81 | 1:121,565 | 8,649 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Belarus | 37 | 1:256,785 | 30,179 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 1:498,008 | 41,116 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Gabon | 9 | 1:209,910 | 2,378 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Sonko (381) may also be a first name.
Sonko Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sonko is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: a special tribute.
Sonko Demographics
Sonko Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sonko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonko (Georgian: სონკო, Russian: Сонько) is held by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Sonko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonko? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,711th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 138,855 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sonko live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 444,187th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 381 people.
Sonko is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is borne by 27,529 people, or 1 in 530. In Senegal it is mostly found in: Ziguinchor Region, where 41 percent live, Sédhiou Region, where 19 percent live and Dakar Region, where 19 percent live. Not including Senegal Sonko is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in The Gambia, where 38 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Sonko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Sonko surname are 28.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.14% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sonko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 24.14% less than the national average, earning 262,528 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.27% less than the national average, earning R 163,332 per year and in United States they earn 16.54% less than the national average, earning $36,011 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonko in the Georgian language | ||
| სონკო | sonko | - |
| Sonko in the Russian language | ||
| Сонько | sonko | - |
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