Sonwah Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sonwah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonwah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonwahe921/
Sonwa911,739/
Soonwaah861/
Sonwai831,378/
Sanwah83100/
Sonway8379/
Sonwad8310/
Zonwah837/
Sounwa832/
Shonwa832/
Sonwua831/
Sonhwa831/
Sotinwa77264/
Shonhwa7713/
Shonwua779/
Sonwaiz774/
Sonvahe773/
Sonvach771/
Soonhwa771/
Sonwhea771/
Sahnwah771/
Zonweah771/
Sonways771/
Sounwea771/
Sanwahe771/
Shonvah771/
Sionwaz771/
Sonwais771/
Somwach770/
Sconway770/
Sanwa733,012/
Somwa73227/
Sonba7349/
Sonva7332/
Sonwo7313/
Sonua739/
Jonwa737/
Zonwa731/
Shotinwa7158/
Shanwash7114/
Shoonwua7111/
Shahnwah711/
Sohnwhea711/
Shanwahj711/
Shenwa6719,416/
Sonbai671,558/
Sonbay671,133/
Sonhua67164/
Shonva67146/
Shanwa6721/
Somwad6719/
Sanwaj6718/
Djonwa6717/
Sonbağ6713/
Somwai6712/
Sanway6711/
Sanwai6710/
Sanwua679/
Sonvai676/
Shomwa676/
Zonway676/
Zonwai676/
Chonwa674/
Jonwad674/
Sonvay674/
Sonbha674/
Conwai673/
Somway673/
Zhonwa672/
Sanwaa672/
Janwah672/
Somwas672/
Sonwou672/
Jonway672/
Schonwaid672/
Sonwei671/
Jonwai671/
Sonvaz671/
Counwa671/
Sanvah671/
Zionwa671/
Schanwath671/
Sionva671/
Sonnva671/
Sonvad671/
Sonvat671/
Sonvea671/
Sanwoa671/
Sanwoh671/
Sanwea671/
Zsonva671/
Soumwa671/
Sianwa671/
Sonwop671/
Zounwa671/

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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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  • 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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