Sonnou Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Sonnou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 45 | 1:229,680 | 20,839 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Sonnou (73) may also be a first name.
Sonnou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonnou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonnou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonnou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sonnou is the 2,876,555th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Sonnou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sonnou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 73 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 229,680. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 40 percent are found, Kouffo Department, where 16 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Sonnou
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