Sonkwar Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sonkwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sonkwar (16) may also be a first name.

Sonkwar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonkwar is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkwar? popularity and diffusion

Sonkwar is the 10,311,814th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sonkwar is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Sonkwar are found; 33 percent are found in Central Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Sonkwar is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Sonkwar is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songkwar931/
Sonkware931/
Songwar8623/
Sankwar868/
Sonkuar861/
Songkhware821/
Sankhwar80292/
Shankwar8052/
Sonkuare801/
Shankhwar75304/
Sonkuasre752/
Shankware751/
Sangwar71104/
Jongwar7115/
Jankwar714/
Songwor711/
Sankuar711/
Shangwar6735/
Sangwear674/
Sungkuar671/
Samnkwor671/

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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 Sonkwar
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