Sonku Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sonku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
India81:95,883,173728,828

Sonku (549) may also be a first name.

Sonku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonku (Hindi: सोनकू, Marathi: सोनकु, Oriya: ଶନକୁ, Russian: Соньку) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 42 percent of Sonku live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sonku is also the 359,531st most widely held first name world-wide, held by 549 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,869,836. In South Africa Sonku is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent reside, Gauteng, where 7 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and India, where 24 percent reside.

Sonku Last Name Statistics demography

Sonku earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 94.05% less than the national average, earning R 14,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonkou9131/
Shonku918/
Songku915/
Sonkus915/
Sonkeu914/
Sonkup912/
Suonku911/
Sonkuh911/
Sounkou8387/
Sonkeuh8334/
Songkau839/
Shonkku831/
Shonkus831/
Songkuh831/
Sonkeue831/
Sonkoup831/
Soonkau831/
Sotenku831/
Suonkou831/
Songkou831/
Sonkhui831/
Sanku807,259/
Sunku804,430/
Soncu80270/
Conku8013/
Zonku801/
Sosinkou771/
Soungkou771/
Songkhut771/
Shanku73675/
Sankau73604/
Sangku73266/
Sonkoe73164/
Sankhu73125/
Szanku7376/
Sankeu7366/
Sankou7359/
Sungku7357/
Sankui7353/
Shunku7321/
Zonkeu7319/
Shenku7316/
Jongku7311/
Sankuh7310/
Songcu737/
Saanku736/
Sunkku736/
Zonkou734/
Somkhu734/
Sankku732/
Sankuj732/
Jonkeu732/
Sunkut732/
Sankuy731/
Sannku731/
Soncus731/
Sunkuu731/
Sunnku731/
Sunkhu731/
Suunku731/
Jonkou731/
Suinku731/
Ssunku731/
Sunkeu731/
Sunkuh731/
Conkou731/
Saunku731/
Shomku731/
Sunkau731/
Sunkus730/
Djonkou67222/
Sunkhup67171/
Shankhu6787/
Shankou6769/
Siankou6748/
Djonkeu6736/
Sangkhu6729/
Siomkou6727/
Shaanku6724/
Sangkuy6722/
Shankau6720/
Zounkou6713/
Seunkou6713/
Sungkui6711/
Zounkeu6710/
Jonkutė679/
Soncheu679/
Sankhut679/
Siangku677/
Soonkoo674/
Shenkhu673/
Schanku673/
Shenkuu673/
Sangkau672/
Jonkuss672/
Jounkou672/
Sankout671/
Shunkhu671/
Shunkui671/
Shankuj671/
Sunkuch671/
Sunkkhu671/
Zonkout671/
Shomkus671/
Shunkus671/
Soumkui671/
Souncou671/
Sankhuu671/
Sankeus671/
Zhongku671/
Shankup671/
Sankhud671/
Sangkeu671/
Sangkui671/
Songcui671/
Sungkhu671/
Sungkud671/
Sungkau671/
Chongku671/

Sonku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonku in the Marathi language
सोनकुsonaku98.95
Sonku in the Hindi language
सोनकूsonaku60
सोंकूsonku20
सोनकुsonaku20
Sonku in the Oriya language
ଶନକୁsanaku50
ସନକୁsanaku50
Sonku in the Russian language
Сонькуsonku-

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