Sounes Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sounes Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sands,' from residence thereby (v. Sands). Probably a modified form of Sondes, the early form. Sounes is unmistakably a variant.

1681. Baptised — George, s. George and Jane Sones: St.

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Sounes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1821:297,68028,740
France501:1,328,454133,611
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sounes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sands,' from residence thereby (v. Sands). Probably a modified form of Sondes, the early form. Sounes is unmistakably a variant.

1681. Baptised — George, s. George and Jane Sones: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1684. — Peter, s. George and Jane Sounds: ibid.

1689. — William, s. George and Jane Soanes: ibid.

1705. Married — John Cumberpatch and Elizabeth Sones: St. George, Hanover Square.

1805. — John Souness and Ann Hamlin: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A form of Sones, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sounes Last Name Facts

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

Sounes is most common in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sounes? popularity and diffusion

Sounes is the 980,795th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Sounes live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 297,680. In South Africa Sounes is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 24 percent are found, Limpopo, where 20 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Sounes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sounes has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sounes Last Name Statistics demography

Sounes earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.35% more than the national average, earning R 300,252 per year.

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Sounness8693/
Sonets83583/
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