Sonnet Surname
Approximately 4,957 people bear this surname
Sonnet Surname User-submission:
The surname Sonnet has a few potential origins, including a German habitational name for someone from a place called Sonnet or a shortened form of a compound name, and an English name derived from the Old French word for a lyrical poem.
Read More About This SurnameSonnet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2,073 | 1:76,873 | 3,642 |
| France | 1,559 | 1:42,606 | 5,381 |
| Belgium | 414 | 1:27,770 | 4,435 |
| Germany | 375 | 1:214,681 | 24,254 |
| United States | 158 | 1:2,294,044 | 142,811 |
| Argentina | 83 | 1:514,981 | 37,804 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Sonnet (1,726) may also be a first name.
Sonnet Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Sonnet has a few potential origins, including a German habitational name for someone from a place called Sonnet or a shortened form of a compound name, and an English name derived from the Old French word for a lyrical poem. It can also be found as a variant of other names like Sonne
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Average Sonnet Salary in
United States
$48,571 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sonnet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonnet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonnet is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonnet? popularity and diffusion
Sonnet is the 95,975th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,470,152 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Sonnet are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 184,777th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,726 people.
This surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,073 people, or 1 in 76,873. Outside of Bangladesh it is found in 33 countries. It is also common in France, where 31 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.
Sonnet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sonnet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sonnet last name rose 658 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sonnet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sonnet last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.85% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sonnet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $48,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $51,196 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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