Sonkro Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sonkro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Sonkro (5) may also be a first name.
Sonkro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonkro is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonkro are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 5 people.
This last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 50 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songkro | 92 | 15 | / |
| Songkhro | 86 | 1,942 | / |
| Songkroh | 86 | 121 | / |
| Songkrod | 86 | 58 | / |
| Songkroa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Songkrou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sonhkroh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sonkra | 83 | 11 | / |
| Somkro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soncro | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shongkrod | 80 | 5 | / |
| Songkhroh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Songkhrot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Somkhro | 77 | 107 | / |
| Sankrot | 77 | 102 | / |
| Somkroh | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sankroo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Songkra | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sangkro | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sankroj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shankroo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Somkroot | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shankrod | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jongkroy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jongkrot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangkrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songcroh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songkrat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Somkhroh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siangkhro | 67 | 66 | / |
| Sunkra | 67 | 60 | / |
| Sangkhrop | 67 | 38 | / |
| Sankra | 67 | 32 | / |
| Chongkroi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Songkhrat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sancro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Songkrauh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangkkrod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Concro | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sonkro
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