Sonoe Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Sonoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sonoe (11,325) may also be a first name.
Sonoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonoe occurs most in Japan. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonoe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,055,934th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Sonoe is primarily found in Asia, where 68 percent of Sonoe live; 66 percent live in East Asia and 66 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 56,379th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 11,325 people.
This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 4,734,974. In Japan it is primarily found in: Ishikawa Prefecture, where 96 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Japan Sonoe is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 2 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 Sonoe
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