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
Sonwah has its highest incidence in Liberia. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonwah? popularity and diffusion
Sonwah is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Sonwah is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sonwah reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia Sonwah is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 75 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 13 percent are found and Rivercess County, where 13 percent are found. Barring Liberia it is found in one country. It is also found in Trinidad and Tobago, where 11 percent are found.
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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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