Sonkqayi Surname

714,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sonkqayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkqayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4091:132,46415,455

Sonkqayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonkqayi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkqayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonkqayi is the 714,947th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,817,961 people. The surname Sonkqayi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonkqayi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 132,464. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 61 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside.

Sonkqayi Last Name Statistics demography

Sonkqayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.84% less than the national average, earning R 128,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sonkgqayi941/
Sonqayi93257/
Sonkqay932/
Sonkayi931/
Songqayi885/
Somkqayi882/
Sonkgayi881/
Sonqai8632/
Sonkai869/
Sonkaya803,834/
Sankayi80765/
Sonkhai80344/
Songkai8027/
Soonkai809/
Songkay802/
Soonkay802/
Sonkaia801/
Sonkaji801/
Sonquai801/
Somqayi801/
Sounkai801/
Sionkai801/
Soncayi801/
Songkhai75324/
Sonkayot7537/
Shankayi7524/
Soungkay752/
Sounkaye751/
Sonkhaio751/
Soonkhay751/
Sonkoi71611/
Sankai71419/
Sankay71148/
Sonkey7179/
Conkay7130/
Sunkai7120/
Somkay7117/
Sonkoy7112/
Sonkea7111/
Sunkay718/
Sonqae718/
Sonkie717/
Jonkai715/
Sonkij712/
Saunkhayi711/
Jonkay711/
Conkai711/
Sonkoa711/
Jonqai711/
Sonkei711/
Sonkye711/
Sangkay67811/
Soinkei67298/
Sankaye67279/
Sankaji67243/
Shunkai67198/
Songkae67127/
Sangkai67110/
Sonkoyo6799/
Sonkiya6759/
Sounkoa6756/
Sungkai6751/
Jonquay6744/
Songcai6737/
Shankai6730/
Sankaay6729/
Sankaya6725/
Sanquai6719/
Shankay6719/
Jongkai6716/
Szankai6714/
Songkau679/
Sunkaji678/
Songkoy678/
Szankay676/
Chonkay675/
Soonkei675/
Sunkhai674/
Somkait674/
Sonkawe674/
Sankayo673/
Sankhai673/
Zongkai672/
Sonquoi672/
Sonkuoa672/
Sungkay672/
Shenkai672/
Songkei672/
Sankayy671/
Sancayi671/
Jonkhai671/
Siankai671/
Sunkaia671/
Saunkai671/
Sounkey671/
Sonkoya671/
Soonkau671/
Szánkai671/
Sunkays671/
Sunkeyi671/
Soyncay671/
Sankeyi671/
Sonkhui671/
Soomkay671/
Soonkie671/
Sonkeyo670/

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