Sons Surname

58,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Sons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2051:164,38016,702
Australia1,6171:16,6952,347
Pakistan1,3631:131,0673,743
India9741:787,54135,466
Germany6021:133,73016,296
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Iran2261:339,74623,016
Colombia2141:223,2435,157
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Venezuela571:529,8969,899
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
England181:3,095,448105,421
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

The alternate forms: Sôns (1) are calculated separately.

Sons (811) may also be a first name.

Sons Last Name Facts

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

Sons (Hindi: सोन्स, Marathi: सोन्स) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Sôns. For other possible spellings of Sons click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sons? popularity and diffusion

It is the 58,973rd most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 851,548 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 38 percent of Sons are found; 36 percent are found in South Asia and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 287,044th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 811 people.

The surname Sons is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,205 people, or 1 in 164,380. In The United States Sons is mostly concentrated in: Indiana, where 14 percent live, Illinois, where 14 percent live and Louisiana, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and Pakistan, where 16 percent live.

Sons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sons surname grew 1,246 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sons Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sons surname are 22.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.42% more than the national average, earning R 400,236 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $23,849,800 COP per year and in United States they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning $39,369 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sôns921/
Sohns892,219/
Soens891,656/
Soons891,170/
Sions89368/
Sonse89260/
Sonst8996/
Shons8991/
Sonns8924/
Sjons8923/
Soins8915/
Sonsh894/
Scons891/
Souns891/
Ssons891/
Soëns891/
Sonsz890/
Somns890/
Schons804,292/
Scoins80291/
Scoons8054/
Shoens8054/
Shonsh805/
Sosins805/
Shonse804/
Scoyns801/
Soohns801/
Sounsh801/
Sjoons801/
Soehns801/
Siohns800/
Shouns800/
Sans7515,037/
Cons752,377/
Jons752,183/
Soms751,057/
Suns75887/
Zons75415/
Sonz7581/
Sonx751/
Xons751/
Schohns737/
Soggins736/
Sousins734/
Sonsova731/
Soscins731/
Sionsse731/
Soutens731/
Soëtens731/
Shonshe731/
Schonss731/
Schoons730/
Schonsh730/
Sootens730/
Coons6712,256/
Sonje672,363/
Shans67845/
Zoons67270/
Jonse67217/
Jhons67182/
Sanns67166/
Joins67162/
Sanse67148/
Sansh67108/
Joons6780/
Jonns6753/
Soussens6748/
Zions6736/
Saans6729/
Conss6726/
Zohns6725/
Sjans6724/
Gions6722/
Sahns6719/
Sonze6719/
Sonch6717/
Sauns6714/
Sanst6714/
Somse6713/
Sunse6713/
Sians6712/
Scans6710/
Shens679/
Suyns679/
Sgonz679/
Shonz677/
Soenz677/
Djons677/
Chons676/
Jonås676/
Som's676/
Somst675/
Sonce675/
Zonse675/
Conns674/
Jonsh674/
Shoms674/
Jouns674/
Suins674/
Sunns673/
Jonss673/
Consh673/
Samns673/
Josns673/
Sanss673/
Sonçe673/
Sansd673/
Suonz673/
Sounz672/
Sumns672/
Zonsh672/
Seuns672/
Soinz672/
Jonst671/
Joyns671/
Coyns671/
Schotens671/
Tjons671/
Shuns671/
Sonnz671/
Juons671/
Zouns671/
Sansz671/
Saëns671/
Somsp671/
Jomns671/
Zoins670/
Sooms670/
Souggins670/
Zonst670/

Sons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sons in the Marathi language
सोन्सsonsa95.52
सॉन्सsonsa2.47
सोनsona0.31
Sons in the Hindi language
सोन्सsonsa71.43
सोनसsonasa14.29
सोंसsonsa14.29

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sons
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