Sonyama Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sonyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sonyama Demographics
Average Sonyama Salary in
South Africa
R 95,880
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sonyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonyama occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonyama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonyama reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Western Cape, where 50 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Sonyama Last Name Statistics demography
Sonyama earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.65% less than the national average, earning R 95,880 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sounyama | 93 | 5 | / |
| Sanyama | 86 | 361 | / |
| Zonyama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sunyama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saunyama | 80 | 2,138 | / |
| Sianyama | 80 | 647 | / |
| Shanyama | 80 | 36 | / |
| Sunyamah | 80 | 30 | / |
| Sanyamas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shunyama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssanyama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chonyama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Songnamma | 75 | 164 | / |
| Sanyamath | 75 | 28 | / |
| Sonihamat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sanyhamma | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sanyamast | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ssaunyama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanjyamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanjama | 71 | 811 | / |
| Sanhama | 71 | 76 | / |
| Sagnama | 71 | 49 | / |
| Sunyami | 71 | 49 | / |
| Sannyamath | 71 | 38 | / |
| Sanyami | 71 | 13 | / |
| Sanyamo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sogname | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sunyamo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sugnama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sonjoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zanyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suniama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zunyama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saniama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanjamma | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Sugnamma | 67 | 21 | / |
| Songnoma | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sonihame | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sanjaima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanjauma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sougnoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saniamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sangiama | 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 Sonyama
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