Sonyezani Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sonyezani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonyezani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Sonyezani (24) may also be a first name.

Sonyezani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonyezani is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonyezani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonyezani is the 1,380,086th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sonyezani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 24 people.

Sonyezani is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Besides Malawi Sonyezani exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonyezeni891/
Sonzan8027/
Sonouezan781/
Senzani751,972/
Sonzini751,209/
Sanzani75667/
Sonseni7549/
Senezan7543/
Sonzoni7539/
Sounzan755/
Sinzani754/
Sonzana753/
Sinyzni751/
Sonsani751/
Sinezan751/
Senziani71316/
Sonsayan71180/
Sanziani71145/
Sanzanni71132/
Sonsania7158/
Sonsanoi718/
Sunozani714/
Sonzzini714/
Sonceini711/
Sanazani711/
Sonyason711/
Sonasani711/
Sonsan671,355/
Sonasaniy67106/
Sanzan6789/
Zonzan6788/
Sonzin6766/
Siyonzana6756/
Sonsen6745/
Sanyasini6731/
Sanasyani6716/
Sanyasani679/
Sonayason675/
Sonzyn675/
Sonsaiyan674/
Senzan671/
Siyenzeni671/
Soncen671/
Senyasean671/
Senouezan671/
Sinzan671/
Sonzon671/
Sanayasani631/
Sonuisanh569/
Soniisanh561/
Sanhijani561/
Zanjirzani5334/

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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 Sonyezani
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