Šonc Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Šonc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šonc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia981:25,3845,404
Croatia121:352,38432,084

The alternate forms: Sonc (167) & Şonc (45) are calculated separately.

Šonc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šonc is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may also be found as a variant: Sonc or Şonc. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šonc? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šonc is the 1,746,159th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šonc are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 25,384. In Slovenia it is most prevalent in: Coastal-Karst, where 23 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 23 percent reside and Central Slovenia, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonc92167/
Şonc9245/
Šon8636/
Šanc75106/
Šoun7585/
Šunc7526/
Zonc750/
Šoncová732/
Sonck671,998/
Zonch6756/
Sonch6717/
Sgonc6717/
Songc6710/
Chonc676/
Sonci672/
Xoncq671/
Šoten671/
Shonc670/
Zonck670/

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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 Šonc
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