Sonkor Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Sonkor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
England141:3,979,861125,553
India51:153,413,076951,030
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sonkor (199) may also be a first name.

Sonkor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonkor is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sonkor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 443,594th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sonkor reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 642,605th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 199 people.

The surname is most widespread in Somalia, where it is held by 441 people, or 1 in 30,504. Not including Somalia Sonkor exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 36 percent live and Turkey, where 2 percent live.

Sonkor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sonkor last name is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonkore92207/
Songkor9211/
Shonkor922/
Shonkhor86325/
Songkhor8610/
Songkorh866/
Songkord861/
Songkore861/
Shounkor861/
Sonkhore861/
Sonkar8391,831/
Sonkur831,318/
Sankor83123/
Conkor8350/
Sunkor833/
Jonkor832/
Zonkor831/
Soncor831/
Songkhorh801/
Sankour773,795/
Shonkar77314/
Sonkhar77119/
Songkar7736/
Jongkor7722/
Sankoor7718/
Sangkor7717/
Sonkarz7710/
Sankort778/
Shunkor777/
Sankhor777/
Shenkor777/
Sungkor776/
Sonkure776/
Sonckar776/
Soinkar775/
Sankore775/
Shankor773/
Soonkar773/
Sankotr772/
Sonnkar772/
Ssonkar771/
Johnkor771/
Somkore771/
Sankord771/
Somkord771/
Somkort771/
Somkour771/
Sohnkar771/
Somkuor771/
Sonkare771/
Sonkart770/
Shonkorova7522/
Shchonkhor7510/
Shankour71313/
Soncourt7178/
Sangkhor7155/
Shonkhorova7117/
Sangkour718/
Shonkhar716/
Shankoor714/
Shonkhur712/
Shonkure712/
Sonkkure711/
Sangkord711/
Sankhotr711/
Choonkor711/
Jongkort711/
Sankar6756,327/
Sunkar671,609/
Sunkur671,530/
Sankur67570/
Jomkor67216/
Çonkar67216/
Cankor67130/
Sancor6770/
Jsangkhor6726/
Shoynkhorova6723/
Conkar6722/
Shankhour6720/
Zonkur6716/
Concor6712/
Jonkar6712/
Sunqor6712/
Zonkar678/
Suncor675/
Soncar674/
Çonkur672/
Shonkusre671/
Zankor671/
Sumkor671/
Zomkor671/
Songkasrt671/
Sachenkor671/
Sotinkare671/
Zunkor671/

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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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  • 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 Sonkor
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