Sonomoto Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sonomoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonomoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1361:940,03219,489
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sonomoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonomoto is found most frequently in Japan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonomoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sonomoto reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 940,032. In Japan Sonomoto is mostly found in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 65 percent live, Ōita Prefecture, where 28 percent live and Saitama Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Barring Japan Sonomoto occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonemoto883/
Sunamoto75152/
Sonomata7522/
Sonameto753/
Sangamoto7175/
Shunamoto711/
Chasnamoto6718/
Zunamoto63212/
Janamoto6354/
Sanemato631/
Chonomata5930/
Gianemoto594/
Shunomata591/

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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 Sonomoto
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