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
Sonwa (Hindi: सोनवा, Marathi: सोनबा) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 232,192nd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,190,653 people. The last name is mostly found 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. Sonwa is also the 342,522nd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 596 people.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1,707 people, or 1 in 12,167. In Cameroon Sonwa is most numerous in: Littoral Region, where 44 percent live, Centre Region, where 27 percent live and West Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
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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