Sounke Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Sounke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Sounke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sounke (Marathi: सोळूके) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sounke is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Sounke is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Sounke live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 74 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 23 percent reside and East Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Sounke exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sounke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sounke in the Marathi language | ||
| सोळूके | soluke | 33.33 |
| सोळुंके | solunke | 33.33 |
| सोक़ुंके | soqunke | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Sounke
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