Sonuga Surname

301,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sonuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,1011:160,89310,075
England821:679,48938,951
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sonuga (15) may also be a first name.

Sonuga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonuga is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sonuga click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonuga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 301,281st most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,779,180 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sonuga reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sonuga is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,101 people, or 1 in 160,893. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 57 percent live, Lagos, where 28 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Sonuga Last Name Statistics demography

Sonuga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $48,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonuga92434/
Sonouga9292/
Songuga924/
Sounouga86100/
Sonougah866/
Sonougha861/
Sanuga83581/
Soniga83425/
Senuga83223/
Sonoga83129/
Jonuga8313/
Sonuge835/
Sunuga834/
Zonuga831/
Sounnouga8010/
Sanunga771,082/
Soniega771,078/
Sonigay7746/
Shenuga7735/
Sanouga7735/
Sannuga774/
Sonigau773/
Sonigaj773/
Sonigai772/
Senouga772/
Senuuga772/
Sanugah772/
Sanugha771/
Jonouga771/
Sununga771/
Sunnuga771/
Sonogea771/
Shoniga771/
Sanougah719/
Sangouga718/
Sounougo716/
Shennuga713/
Sanhunga711/
Sanhouga711/
Samnugha711/
Sonighai711/
Zonhouga711/
Shamnuga711/
Saniga67343/
Seniga67320/
Sonigo67236/
Sonogo6770/
Sounougou6754/
Zoniga6728/
Soñiga6717/
Januga6715/
Sanoga6712/
Zunuga679/
Canuga675/
Sonogi673/
Senugo672/
Sanugi672/
Sunugi672/
Señuga672/
Sognougou671/
Sanugo671/
Chounouga671/
Suñoga671/
Sonhoungo671/

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