Sonnborn Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sonnborn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonnborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Sonnborn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonnborn is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonnborn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Sonnborn are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 1,087,912. In Germany Sonnborn is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Hesse, where 16 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 1 percent are found. Not including Germany Sonnborn is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Sonnborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sonnborn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sonnborn surname fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sonnborn Last Name Statistics demography

Sonnborn earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sonnborn
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