Sonwin Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Sonwin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Sonwin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonwin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonwin is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonwin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonwin are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Sonwin is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 58 percent are found, Plateau Department, where 23 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Benin Sonwin exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sounwin | 92 | 187 | / |
| Sonwein | 92 | 24 | / |
| Sonwion | 92 | 16 | / |
| Sonwien | 92 | 5 | / |
| Somnwin | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sonwn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sonwoine | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sonweine | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sonwne | 83 | 205 | / |
| Sunwin | 83 | 22 | / |
| Sanwin | 83 | 21 | / |
| Jonwin | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sonbin | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shonbin | 77 | 70 | / |
| Shonwen | 77 | 24 | / |
| Samnwin | 77 | 24 | / |
| Sonwhen | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sonwaen | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sunwien | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sanwein | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sonwene | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sanwing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sannwin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shenwin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sanwn | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sanweine | 71 | 184 | / |
| Shonweng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonweane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonvne | 67 | 374 | / |
| Sunwen | 67 | 74 | / |
| Sanwen | 67 | 54 | / |
| Sanuin | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sombin | 67 | 16 | / |
| Samwin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jonuin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Janwin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sunbin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanbin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zonbin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sunwwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sionvn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanwnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonben | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssanwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Choonwing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Samnwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joonwn | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sonwin
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