Sonyo Surname
Approximately 801 people bear this surname
Sonyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 741 | 1:71,446 | 7,469 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sonyo (210) may also be a first name.
Sonyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonyo (Hindi: सोन्यो, Marathi: सोन्यो, Russian: Сонё) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonyo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonyo is the 430,251st most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,098,060 people. The surname Sonyo is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sonyo live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 624,169th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 210 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 741 people, or 1 in 71,446. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 40 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 23 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 23 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Sonyo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sonyo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonyo last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonyo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonyo in the Hindi language | ||
| सोन्यो | son'yo | - |
| Sonyo in the Marathi language | ||
| सोन्यो | son'yo | - |
| Sonyo in the Russian language | ||
| Сонё | sone | - |
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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 Sonyo
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