Sonninen Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Sonninen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonninen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland5951:9,2381,435
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Sonninen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonninen has its highest incidence in Finland. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonninen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 520,022nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sonninen are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Finland, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 9,238. In Finland Sonninen is most prevalent in: Northern Savonia, where 46 percent reside, Uusimaa, where 27 percent reside and Kainuu, where 5 percent reside. Besides Finland this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 1 percent reside and Estonia, where 1 percent reside.

Sonninen Last Name Statistics demography

Sonninen earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 11.69% less than the national average, earning 305,616 kr 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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  • 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 Sonninen
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