Sonkwa Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Sonkwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 190 | 1:109,311 | 12,779 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
Sonkwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonkwa is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,198,640th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname Sonkwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sonkwa reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 109,311. In Cameroon Sonkwa is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 43 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 19 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Sonkwa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Jamaica, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonkwat | 92 | 15 | / |
| Songkwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sonkwad | 92 | 1 | / |
| Somnkwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sankwa | 83 | 1,930 | / |
| Sunkwa | 83 | 1,820 | / |
| Songwa | 83 | 917 | / |
| Sonkwe | 83 | 546 | / |
| Zonkwa | 83 | 82 | / |
| Sonkwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jonkwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Somkwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sonkwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sonkua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sonqwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sankwai | 77 | 145 | / |
| Siankwa | 77 | 107 | / |
| Shenkwa | 77 | 45 | / |
| Songwai | 77 | 44 | / |
| Shongwa | 77 | 39 | / |
| Sankhwa | 77 | 37 | / |
| Sunkwah | 77 | 9 | / |
| Songkua | 77 | 9 | / |
| Djonkwa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sunkwad | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sonkuat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shankwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Songwah | 77 | 3 | / |
| Soungwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sonkuoa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sonkwet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Suonkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songkwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Song'wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Songkuea | 71 | 228 | / |
| Shoongwa | 71 | 36 | / |
| Soungwah | 71 | 18 | / |
| Songwaja | 71 | 13 | / |
| Songwaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shaankwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sotyngwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Djounkwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shankhwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sankwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sonkkuea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Socengwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sotingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songkwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonengwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choonkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangwa | 67 | 47,016 | / |
| Songwe | 67 | 8,690 | / |
| Sungwa | 67 | 5,667 | / |
| Songba | 67 | 583 | / |
| Sankwe | 67 | 214 | / |
| Jongwa | 67 | 182 | / |
| Zankwa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Zongwa | 67 | 61 | / |
| Sankua | 67 | 60 | / |
| Songua | 67 | 48 | / |
| Jonkwo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sonkue | 67 | 28 | / |
| Songwi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Somgwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Songwo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Somkua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sunkwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sankwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soncua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Somkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zonkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xongwa | 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
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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 Sonkwa
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