Sonwi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Sonwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Sonwi (224) may also be a first name.

Sonwi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sonwi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sonwi is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sonwi.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonwi? popularity and diffusion

Sonwi is the 5,057,639th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Sonwi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonwi reside; 60 percent reside in East Asia and 60 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 601,629th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 224 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,604,972. In Taiwan Sonwi is most common in: Taoyuan City, where 100 percent are found. Barring Taiwan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 27 percent are found and Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonwai911,378/
Somnwi911/
Sonwei911/
Sonwaiz834/
Sonwais831/
Sonwith831/
Sonwa801,739/
Conwi80350/
Sanwi80295/
Somwi80115/
Sonbi8034/
Sonwe8032/
Sonui8011/
Sunwi8011/
Jonwi803/
Sonvi801/
Schonwit7719/
Sohnwith770/
Sonbai731,558/
Sounbi73144/
Sounvi7380/
Sonway7379/
Shonbi7362/
Sonnui7354/
Sanwei7349/
Sunwei7334/
Sotnui7328/
Sianwi7314/
Sanwie7312/
Somwai7312/
Sanwai7310/
Sohnvi739/
Sanwii736/
Zonwai736/
Sonvai736/
Samnwi735/
Zonwui735/
Sohnui735/
Sonboi734/
Sanwid734/
Conwai733/
Shenwi733/
Sanwis732/
Shonwa732/
Shonwe732/
Sunwai732/
Sounwa732/
Sonvit732/
Sonbhi731/
Sonhui731/
Sonhwa731/
Soynvi731/
Sosnwy731/
Sonuie731/
Sonweh731/
Saanwi731/
Sunwii731/
Sionvi731/
Sunwiy731/
Chonwi731/
Jonwai731/
Sonuhi731/
Sonwes730/
Schonwaid712/
Schonwitt711/
Songnui67758/
Sounbai67113/
Shenwai6747/
Zionwei6724/
Shounbi6714/
Shonhwa6713/
Suinwai6713/
Shenwei6712/
Sounmbi6710/
Soumwei679/
Shanwai679/
Shahnwi678/
Schonweitz678/
Shanwei676/
Schonweiss674/
Sanwais673/
Sheenwi673/
Shunwei673/
Sanwich672/
Sonbhoi671/
Sonvich671/
Shonbai671/
Shanwie671/
Sonwhea671/
Sonways671/
Zounwei671/
Sounwea671/
Sahnwei671/
Chonwai671/
Sonwech671/
Shonwge671/
Soonbai671/
Soonhwa671/
Shanwit671/
Sconway670/
Sonveid670/

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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 Sonwi
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