Sounni Surname
Approximately 2,594 people bear this surname
Sounni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2,147 | 1:16,058 | 2,417 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| France | 149 | 1:445,790 | 64,161 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sounni (462) may also be a first name.
Sounni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sounni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻲ) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounni? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 166,812th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,809,385 people. The surname Sounni is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Sounni are found; 83 percent are found in North Africa and 83 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 396,762nd most prevalent given name on earth, held by 462 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is carried by 2,147 people, or 1 in 16,058. Barring Morocco this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sounni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sounni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻲ | alsny | - |
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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 Sounni
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