Sonyoi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Laos

Sonyoi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonyoi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sonyoi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonyoi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonyoi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Sonyoi is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Sonyoi are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Sonyoi is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 67 percent are found, Machakos County, where 17 percent are found and Makueni County, where 17 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Laos, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 13 percent are found.

Sonyoi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonyai83465/
Soniyo83108/
Sanyoi836/
Sonhoi831/
Sonyij831/
Sognoi831/
Sonyit831/
Sonjoi831/
Songnoi77272/
Sonyoha777/
Soonhoi777/
Sonnyie771/
Suonhoi771/
Soniayo771/
Shonyai771/
Soniayi771/
Sonhi733,967/
Sonie731,712/
Sonye73752/
Sonji73181/
Sonjy731/
Sonié731/
Soungnoi7119/
Sonnaayi711/
Sonnayie711/
Shonaayi711/
Shonhiyi711/
Sounhoui711/
Soonhooi711/
Seneyioi711/
Sonier672,402/
Sonnie671,996/
Songie671,713/
Sonjai67737/
Saniyo67719/
Soniea67461/
Soniid67216/
Soniai67202/
Sunyai67199/
Sanyai67158/
Soniis67152/
Sonija67112/
Soniip6785/
Sonies6779/
Soniji6778/
Shonhi6776/
Sonjit6762/
Songey6760/
Sanyie6747/
Soniii6746/
Sounji6740/
Sohney6734/
Soniij6724/
Sionie6723/
Sounie6720/
Soomji6715/
Soniha6714/
Sonjoa6714/
Sanjoi6713/
Songei6713/
Sonjoy6711/
Shonie6711/
Sonjay6710/
Sonhie6710/
Sanhoi6710/
Szonye679/
Soniit679/
Sonihi677/
Sonyeh676/
Janyoi676/
Soniaa675/
Sonyea675/
Sonhay675/
Sonhih675/
Shonji674/
Sonhai674/
Sonyey673/
Sanjyo673/
Somnie673/
Soniih673/
Sanyid673/
Soniee672/
Sonjye672/
Soonhi672/
Soonye672/
Sonyaa672/
Soonie672/
Soniet672/
Soniez672/
Soonji672/
Sanhyi672/
Sanyii671/
Sohnei671/
Sonhui671/
Sonije671/
Sonjei671/
Sonjoe671/
Sanyoa671/
Soniie671/
Sonaiyaid671/
Sonhoe671/
Sonhye671/
Sonieh671/
Soneai671/
Sonjey671/
Sonjić671/
Sognai671/
Shonye671/
Sanyit671/
Sanyiy671/
Sionye671/
Sonjuy671/
Sounhi671/
Conyai671/
Sonjie670/
Sonjii670/
Sonnye670/

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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 Sonyoi
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