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

The last name Sonnberg is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonnberg? popularity and diffusion

Sonnberg is the 891,661st most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Sonnberg reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 805,055. In Germany Sonnberg is primarily concentrated in: Hamburg, where 25 percent are found, Bremen, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 29 percent are found and Israel, where 22 percent are found.

Sonnberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sonnberg has changed over time. 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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  • 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 Sonnberg
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