Sonoun Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sonoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sonoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonoun has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonoun? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sonoun occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sonoun reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Sonoun is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin Sonoun is mostly concentrated in: Collines Department, where 86 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 14 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Thailand, where 11 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 Sonoun
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