Sound Surname
Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname
Sound Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1,141 | 1:28,180 | 1,252 |
| Canada | 58 | 1:635,269 | 52,014 |
| Iran | 42 | 1:1,828,155 | 67,506 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Sound (659) may also be a first name.
Sound Demographics
Average Male Sound Height
172.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sound Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sound Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sound (Arabic: سوند, Marathi: साउंड, Russian: Соунд) is most common in Afghanistan. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sound? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 290,346th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sound reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sound is also the 323,427th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 659 people.
Sound is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,141 people, or 1 in 28,180. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Paktika, where 27 percent live, Helmand, where 20 percent live and Logar, where 11 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.
Sound Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sound has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sound Last Name Statistics demography
Sound earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.64% less than the national average, earning $41,915 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sound Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sound in the Marathi language | ||
| साउंड | sa'unda | 75 |
| साऊंड | sa'unda | 25 |
| Sound in the Russian language | ||
| Соунд | sound | - |
| Sound in the Arabic language | ||
| سوند | swnd | - |
| سُليما | sulyma | - |
| سليما | slyma | - |
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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 Sound
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