Around the globe, سونكو (Sonko 
, Sonku 
, سونكو) is quite a rare unisex given name. The forename سونكو is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Gambia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Senegal, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Ethiopia, and Senegal. More frequently, سونكو is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Sonko | Uganda, Kenya, Japan, Senegal, Gambia |
| Sonku | United States, Turkey, India, South Africa |