Sonwa Surname
Approximately 1,739 people bear this surname
Sonwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,707 | 1:12,167 | 1,645 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Sonwa (596) may also be a first name.
Sonwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonwa (Hindi: सोनवा, Marathi: सोनबा) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 232,192nd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 4,190,653 people. Sonwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sonwa are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 342,522nd most frequently occurring given name globally It is held by 596 people.
The last name Sonwa is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1,707 people, or 1 in 12,167. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent reside, Centre Region, where 27 percent reside and West Region, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonwa in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनवा | sonava | - |
| Sonwa in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनबा | sonaba | - |
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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 Sonwa
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