Sonqishe Surname

370,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 968 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sonqishe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonqishe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9611:56,3767,153
England31:18,572,686338,250
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Sonqishe Last Name Facts

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

Sonqishe is most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonqishe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 370,969th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. Sonqishe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sonqishe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 961 people, or 1 in 56,376. In South Africa Sonqishe is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 17 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Sonqishe is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Sonqishe Last Name Statistics demography

Sonqishe earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.58% more than the national average, earning R 265,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonkqishe9412/
Songqishe945/
Sonqitshe942/
Sonqishi8813/
Somqishe881/
Songqishi824/
Sonqitshi823/
Sonquist7577/
Sonkashe752/
Sanquise751/
Sanqeshe751/
Sanquiche7150/
Shonquist7121/
Songcushe714/
Shanquish714/
Sonkqeshi711/
Sonkis711/
Sanquis67169/
Sonkiss6730/
Sonchez6728/
Sonkesh6714/

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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
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  • 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 Sonqishe
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