Sonwaba Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sonwaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sonwaba (11) may also be a first name.
Sonwaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonwaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonwaba occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonwaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonwaba is the 11,742,229th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonwaba are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sonwaba is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.
Sonwaba is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia Sonwaba is mostly concentrated in: Bong County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonwabay | 93 | 49 | / |
| Sonwabah | 93 | 32 | / |
| Sonwahbay | 88 | 6 | / |
| Sonwaabay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sonwabo | 86 | 446 | / |
| Sonwabe | 86 | 75 | / |
| Sonwabi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sonwabeh | 80 | 80 | / |
| Sunwabay | 80 | 12 | / |
| Sonwabey | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sonwabie | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sounwabe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Somwabay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sohnwabeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sunwabe | 71 | 124 | / |
| Samwaba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sumwaba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Somwabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sohnwabieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shamwaba | 67 | 83 | / |
| Sunwabey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sonnwave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonbabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanbaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chunwaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sumwabay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sonwaba
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