Sonwah Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sonwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Sonwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonwah is found most in Liberia. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonwah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonwah is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sonwah is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sonwah are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name Sonwah is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Sonwah is primarily concentrated in: Nimba County, where 75 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 13 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Liberia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Sonwah
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