Sonoa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sonoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sonoa (22) may also be a first name.
Sonoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonoa occurs in Madagascar more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonoa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonoa is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Sonoa live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 25 percent live in Barito Africa. Sonoa is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 22 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Madagascar, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 23,649,837. Other than Madagascar Sonoa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Sonoa
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