Sounov Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sounov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
Sounov (18) may also be a first name.
Sounov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sounov (Russian: Соунов) occurs most in Cameroon. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounov? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sounov is the 8,968,613th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Sounov reside; 50 percent reside in Central Asia and 50 percent reside in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Sounov is also the 2,608,198th most common forename globally, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Sounov is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sounov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sounov in the Russian language | ||
| Соунов | sounov | - |
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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 Sounov
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