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
The surname Sounov (Russian: Соунов) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sounov click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounov? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Sounov live; 50 percent live in Central Asia and 50 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous given name worldwide, held by 18 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 25 percent live.
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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