Sonyaba Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sonyaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Sonyaba (26) may also be a first name.
Sonyaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonyaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonyaba is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonyaba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonyaba is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonyaba reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sonyaba is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.
The last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,476,515. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 22 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonyabai | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sonyabhai | 88 | 18 | / |
| Sanyaba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Songnaba | 80 | 389 | / |
| Sounyabe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Zoonyaba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Soniabai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Somniaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sunyabai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Songnabai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soniabhai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Songnaaba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zoniaba | 71 | 63 | / |
| Sonyowa | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sanjyabhai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sanjaba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sunyoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonyobo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sunyava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanyoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanyabo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saniaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanyabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonyawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sougnabe | 67 | 1,904 | / |
| Sugnabai | 67 | 60 | / |
| Sianyabo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Sanjabah | 67 | 26 | / |
| Songnava | 67 | 15 | / |
| Songnawa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sanjabai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sanniaba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sanyabot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zoonyabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shaniaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanyabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanyabho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanyavat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonjampa | 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 Sonyaba
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