Sonobi Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sonobi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Sonobi (12) may also be a first name.
Sonobi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonobi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonobi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sonobi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonobi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonobi is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sonobi are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held given name on earth, held by 12 people.
The surname Sonobi is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Sonobi is primarily found in: Ogun, where 88 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Mexico, where 10 percent live.
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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 Sonobi
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