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 last name Sonwah is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonwah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Sonwah live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
Sonwah is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 551,067. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 75 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 13 percent are found and Rivercess County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs 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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