Sonnberg Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Sonnberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonnberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1001:805,05559,076
Poland881:431,91844,930
Israel671:127,72613,864
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sonnberg Last Name Facts

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

Sonnberg is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonnberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonnberg is the 891,661st most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Sonnberg are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 34 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Sonnberg is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 805,055. In Germany Sonnberg is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 25 percent reside, Bremen, where 18 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 29 percent reside and Israel, where 22 percent reside.

Sonnberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sonnberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonnberg surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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