Sonntag Surname

20,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sonntag Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Snntag, a name sometimes given to one born on Sunday.

Sonntag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21,0841:3,818419
United States2,7531:131,66013,862
France6581:100,94614,825
Brazil4731:452,58817,162
Austria3151:27,0334,274
Canada2381:154,81315,712
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Poland1721:220,98128,861
Finland1021:53,8896,425
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Czechia921:115,58118,798
Switzerland841:97,77310,519
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Argentina741:577,61441,358
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Luxembourg571:10,1851,737
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Chile411:429,67011,433
Sweden391:252,48117,476
England381:1,466,26563,675
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Israel321:267,42624,032
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

The alternate forms: Sonntág (3) are calculated separately.

Sonntag (13) may also be a first name.

Sonntag Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Snntag, a name sometimes given to one born on Sunday.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sonntag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonntag is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Sonntág. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonntag? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,341st most frequently held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 271,043 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Sonntag are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name internationally, held by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 21,084 people, or 1 in 3,818. In Germany Sonntag is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Saxony, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Sonntag Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sonntag has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonntag surname increased 1,848 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sonntag Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sonntag are 12.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sonntag earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.18% more than the national average, earning R 325,980 per year; in United States they earn 10.94% more than the national average, earning $47,870 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $46,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonntág953/
Szonntag9325/
Sonntagg930/
Sontag925,550/
Szonntagh887/
Szontag8639/
Sonntak8628/
Sontagh8628/
Sonntog8620/
Sountag868/
Zonntag865/
Sanntag863/
Sonntac863/
Sontagg862/
Soontag862/
Somntag861/
Sonntaq861/
Shontag860/
Sonntagová8294/
Sonntagova824/
Szontagh80159/
Schontag8088/
Szoentag808/
Shoentag801/
Sonthaug800/
Contag77249/
Zontag77133/
Sontak7778/
Suntag7776/
Sontág7755/
Sontac7741/
Sontog7727/
Santag7717/
Somtag770/
Schoentag75131/
Sontagová7513/
Sonntakke751/
Sontake71907/
Szontág7198/
Sontack7179/
Shentag7132/
Shantag7132/
Soontak7116/
Sontakk714/
Sonntágová714/
Sountak713/
Santaag711/
Sountac711/
Santaig711/
Shuntag711/
Shontog711/
Sauntag710/
Sontakke6763,473/
Sonttake67789/
Szontágh67125/
Jountagh6716/
Sonthake6710/
Schantag676/
Sounteax674/
Sontaque674/
Sontakhe672/
Sontaake672/
Shontake672/
Schomtag671/
Sountake671/
Sountack671/
Schuntag670/

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