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 Sound Salary in
England
£36,768
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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) occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sound? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 290,346th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sound are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 323,427th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 659 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1,141 people, or 1 in 28,180. In Afghanistan Sound is most frequent in: Paktika, where 27 percent reside, Helmand, where 20 percent reside and Logar, where 11 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan Sound occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.
Sound Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sound has changed through the years. 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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