Sonkomo Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mali

Sonkomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sonkomo Last Name Facts

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

Sonkomo is found most in South Africa. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkomo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sonkomo is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonkomo are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 38 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.

Sonkomo Last Name Statistics demography

Sonkomo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.15% less than the national average, earning R 32,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonkoma8635/
Sankomo865/
Sonkamo864/
Siankomo8053/
Sonkouma805/
Shankomo803/
Somkhomo802/
Sankoumo801/
Sankamo71864/
Sunkamo7132/
Sankumo7115/
Sankemo719/
Sankoma712/
Somkoma711/
Sonkama711/
Sonkema711/
Jankomo711/
Sonkuma711/
Shonkama6737/
Siankoma6728/
Shankoma6712/
Sankamou6712/
Siankumo679/
Sunkomat677/
Shenkoma672/
Sonkhema672/
Sankouma671/
Sionkama671/
Sounkama671/
Shankamo671/

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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 Sonkomo
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