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 surname Sonwa (Hindi: सोनवा, Marathi: सोनबा) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. 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
The last name Sonwa is the 232,192nd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,190,653 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sonwa live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 342,522nd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 596 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,707 people, or 1 in 12,167. In Cameroon Sonwa is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent are found, Centre Region, where 27 percent are found and West Region, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
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
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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 Sonwa
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