Sonkwe Surname
Approximately 546 people bear this surname
Sonkwe Surname Definition:
Sonkwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sorghum.
Sonkwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 390 | 1:189,435 | 19,115 |
| Cameroon | 145 | 1:143,235 | 15,918 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Sonkwe (73) may also be a first name.
Sonkwe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Sonkwe is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sorghum.
Sonkwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonkwe has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 576,198th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonkwe are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 73 people.
This surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 390 people, or 1 in 189,435. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 27 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonkhwe | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sonkwet | 92 | 2 | / |
| Suonkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Songkwee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Songwe | 83 | 8,690 | / |
| Sankwe | 83 | 214 | / |
| Sonkwa | 83 | 197 | / |
| Sonkue | 83 | 28 | / |
| Jonkwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sonkwi | 83 | 4 | / |
| Sunkwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shongwe | 77 | 79,334 | / |
| Songwei | 77 | 49 | / |
| Shankwe | 77 | 24 | / |
| Songkue | 77 | 6 | / |
| Djonkwe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shoncwe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Songweh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Songkwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Songwie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shonqwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songkuea | 71 | 228 | / |
| Sonkouet | 71 | 16 | / |
| Songkuer | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shonngwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chounkwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djonkwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangkwie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shosngwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shoungwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soonkoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sangkwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonkkuea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songkoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zongwe | 67 | 9,853 | / |
| Jongwe | 67 | 5,856 | / |
| Sankwa | 67 | 1,930 | / |
| Songue | 67 | 1,820 | / |
| Sunkwa | 67 | 1,820 | / |
| Songwa | 67 | 917 | / |
| Sungwe | 67 | 491 | / |
| Sangwe | 67 | 480 | / |
| Songbe | 67 | 149 | / |
| Zonkwa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Sankue | 67 | 41 | / |
| Songwi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Songve | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sonque | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jonkwi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Somkue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sankwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jankwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sankhw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Songkoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Somgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonqwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zankwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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