Sonneborn Surname

205,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sonneborn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonneborn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1671:68,9858,826
United States6541:554,21945,765
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Finland71:785,24338,644
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
England41:13,929,515290,718
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Sonneborn Last Name Facts

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

Sonneborn is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonneborn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 205,731st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,614,854 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Sonneborn reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Sonneborn is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 1,167 people, or 1 in 68,985. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 71 percent reside, Hesse, where 15 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Sonneborn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sonneborn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sonneborn surname increased 703 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sonneborn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sonneborn last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Sonneborn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $49,371 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonneborn
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