Sonters Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sonters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Sonters Last Name Facts

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

Sonters has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sonters click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonters? popularity and diffusion

Sonters is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Sonters reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Sonters is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Beside Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 10 percent live.

Sonters Last Name Statistics demography

Sonters earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.49% less than the national average, earning R 32,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sconters931/
Santers8650/
Conters8615/
Sunters8614/
Saunters8088/
Santerse807/
Somthers807/
Connters800/
Sunthers800/
Counterss751/
Canters71666/
Santars7115/
Zanters7112/
Santors718/
Santirs711/
Janthers673/
Chanters672/
Samthers672/
Sanntors671/
Canthers671/
Šantars572/
Chamters530/
Canthirs530/

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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 Sonters
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