Sonnenburg Surname

169,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sonnenburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonnenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5161:53,1046,898
United States7661:473,18440,205
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Sonnenburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonnenburg is found most frequently in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonnenburg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 169,610th most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,864,601 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Sonnenburg live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,516 people, or 1 in 53,104. In Germany Sonnenburg is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 25 percent live, Berlin, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Sonnenburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sonnenburg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sonnenburg surname increased 1,781 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sonnenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sonnenburg last name are 12.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Sonnenburg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $43,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $49,188 CAD 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 Sonnenburg
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