Sønnesyn Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sønnesyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sønnesyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1031:49,9257,153
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sønnesyn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sønnesyn Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sønnesyn is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sønnesyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sønnesyn is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name Sønnesyn is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Sønnesyn live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most prevalent in Norway, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 49,925. In Norway it is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 77 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent are found and Central Norway, where 3 percent are found. Barring Norway Sønnesyn occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Sønnesyn Last Name Statistics demography

Sønnesyn earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.27% less than the national average, earning 317,468 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjønnesen8240/
Soennesyn821/
Sjønnessen781/
Schjønnesen748/
Snehyn7122/
Shneyn711/
Sønnichen711/
Sneisen67108/
Snehyna6732/
Snezhyn6717/
Snitsyn672/

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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 Sønnesyn
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