Zonke Surname

148,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Zonke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zonke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6461:20,4752,595
Zimbabwe2761:55,9368,463
Lesotho351:58,0738,518
England101:5,571,806158,774
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Swaziland41:324,550996
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Zonke (3,890) may also be a first name.

Zonke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zonke is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zonke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zonke? popularity and diffusion

Zonke is the 148,221st most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,442,207 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Zonke are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zonke is also the 112,418th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,890 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,646 people, or 1 in 20,475. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent reside, Western Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Zonke Last Name Statistics demography

Zonke earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.25% less than the national average, earning R 132,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zonkeu9119/
Zounke9111/
Zoonke912/
Zonkie911/
Zonkei911/
Zoenke911/
Zosnke910/
Zonk8967/
Zhongke8320/
Zounkeu8310/
Zhonkie831/
Dzonkeu831/
Dzionke831/
Zanke801,395/
Sonke801,015/
Jonke80987/
Zunke80353/
Zonka80179/
Conke8068/
Zonky802/
Zonce801/
Zonki801/
Zomke801/
Zonck800/
Conkey731,798/
Conkie73244/
Songke73195/
Dzionk73155/
Jonkey73129/
Zongue73108/
Zahnke7391/
Sonkey7379/
Zionka7379/
Zhanke7369/
Zankey7363/
Zionce7355/
Zoncki7331/
Suonke7329/
Chonke7322/
Zuncke7321/
Congke7318/
Djonke7315/
Zangke7312/
Sonkea7311/
Zankie7311/
Concke739/
Czonka739/
Sonkie737/
Zhunke737/
Jongke735/
Joncke734/
Soynke734/
Sonkeu734/
Zankeu734/
Conkei734/
Zianke734/
Zancke733/
Jonkep733/
Sohnke733/
Soinke732/
Ziomke732/
Jonkei732/
Zhenke732/
Zunkeu732/
Zonkih732/
Zongka732/
Rzonka732/
Zounka732/
Zonkoa731/
Zankeh731/
Sonkke731/
Conkeh731/
Jonhke731/
Zonche731/
Zonkoy731/
Zuinke731/
Tjonke731/
Tsonke731/
Sonkee731/
Sonkei731/
Sonkhe731/
Zunket730/
Zounce730/
Zong67485,182/
Jonk672,120/
Zank671,603/
Conk671,087/
Chonkhe67582/
Jongkey67419/
Soinkei67298/
Sonk67273/
Zhangke67157/
Zonková6768/
Zhengke6768/
Sonkeuh6734/
Czanker6730/
Tjoncke6728/
Jonåker6726/
Chonkea6720/
Tchonke6719/
Zancker6717/
Johncke6716/
Zonkova6713/
Jongkee6712/
Zuncker6710/
Soonkei675/
Ziongka675/
Zonquet674/
Chounke674/
Chonkey673/
Zoungue673/
Johnkes672/
Zongkai672/
Jonkees672/
Johnkeh672/
Soonkee672/
Songkei672/
Zonx672/
Zunkehr672/
Jongkea672/
Rzoncki671/
Joynkey671/
Zangker671/
Zankieh671/
Zhankey671/
Zankeat671/
T'Jonke671/
Tsoinke671/
Djongke671/
Jonkets671/
Chongke671/
Tshonke671/
Soonkie671/
Zankeer671/
Zancket671/
Jounkee671/
Coonkey670/
Sohncke670/
Conckey670/
Cohnkee670/
Zahncke670/
Zonc670/

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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 Zonke
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