Sönksen Surname
Approximately 813 people bear this surname
Sönksen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 796 | 1:101,138 | 12,543 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Sönksen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sönksen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sönksen is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sönksen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 425,369th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sönksen live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 796 people, or 1 in 101,138. In Germany it is most numerous in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 64 percent are found, Bremen, where 13 percent are found and Hamburg, where 9 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.
Sönksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sönksen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sönksen surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Söncksen | 93 | 30 | / |
| Snksen | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sinksen | 86 | 34 | / |
| Sünksen | 86 | 21 | / |
| Sønksen | 86 | 19 | / |
| Soenksen | 80 | 394 | / |
| Søncksen | 80 | 13 | / |
| Süncksen | 80 | 7 | / |
| Snnksn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soencksen | 75 | 41 | / |
| Singsen | 71 | 303 | / |
| Saengsen | 67 | 382 | / |
| Singsaen | 67 | 42 | / |
| Singseng | 67 | 17 | / |
| Singhsen | 67 | 12 | / |
| Suengsen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shengsen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seungsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shinksan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sønchsen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Singsenn | 67 | 0 | / |
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Sönksen Reference & Research
Sonksen DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Sonksen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Sönksen
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis