Sona Surname

11,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sona Surname User-submission:

Sona means 'gold'. The Sona surname refers to the community of people belonging to OBC (Other Backward Castes) mostly found in Central India.

Sona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India12,9661:59,1604,042
Pakistan12,6821:14,086951
DR Congo7,4361:9,9351,233
Indonesia4,2991:30,7633,615
Egypt3,0811:29,8403,243
Cameroon1,6321:12,7261,721
Tanzania8591:61,6326,607
Italy8391:72,89212,847
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
United States4561:794,86661,363
Turkey4301:180,98013,623
Argentina4171:102,5028,664
Philippines3621:279,66440,572
Brazil3501:611,64122,776
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Nigeria1181:1,501,21057,254
Papua New Guinea1071:76,2039,993
Ivory Coast971:237,8489,622
Japan781:1,639,02925,369
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Zimbabwe681:227,03325,258
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Benin501:206,71219,428
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
England441:1,266,32057,817
Cambodia371:418,5723,946
Liberia321:137,76710,163
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Armenia151:195,3455,399
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
France121:5,535,227269,324
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Ireland101:470,89415,820
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Togo91:805,3086,372
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Albania31:971,35222,477
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Sõna (77), Šona (32), Soňa (21), Sôna (2), Şona (1), Soña (1) & Sóna (1) are calculated separately.

Sona (560,537) may also be a first name.

Sona Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sona means 'gold'. The Sona surname refers to the community of people belonging to OBC (Other Backward Castes) mostly found in Central India.

- sushantsona

Sona Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sona (Arabic: سوني, Bengali: সোনা, Georgian: სონა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻧﺎ, Hindi: सोना, Marathi: सोना, Oriya: େସାନା, Russian: Сона, Tibetan: སོ་ན་) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as a variant: Sõna, Šona, Soňa, Sôna, Şona, Soña or Sóna. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sona? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,685th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 151,603 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Sona are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 28 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,782nd most prevalent forename on earth, held by 560,537 people.

Sona is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 12,966 people, or 1 in 59,160. In India Sona is mostly concentrated in: Assam, where 38 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 12 percent are found and Gujarat, where 8 percent are found. Apart from India this surname occurs in 101 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 26 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Sona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sona has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,533 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sona Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sona are 2.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.59% registered with the party.

The amount Sona earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.94% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,960 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.41% more than the national average, earning R 426,336 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $22,919,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 1.49% less than the national average, earning $42,506 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sõna9277/
Šona9232/
Soňa9221/
Sôna922/
Şona921/
Soña921/
Sóna921/
Songa8936,581/
Sohna8923,705/
Sosna8910,048/
Souna895,258/
Sonna894,635/
Somna892,404/
Sonea892,298/
Sonat892,190/
Shona892,141/
Soina892,069/
Sonah891,723/
Sonay891,616/
Sonai891,184/
Siona89943/
Soona89544/
Sotna89465/
Soyna89275/
Sonaz89250/
Sonap89238/
Sonad89221/
Sonas89213/
Sogna8975/
Sonau8966/
Sonaj8962/
Sonaç8945/
Sonağ8937/
Sonaa8932/
Soena8917/
Scona897/
Sgona896/
Suona895/
Sojna894/
Sonoa894/
Hsona892/
Jsona891/
Sonéa891/
Shonga809,618/
Sonnad804,628/
Sounna803,738/
Shonai801,454/
Sonaiy80916/
Souina80864/
Songay80748/
Sounga80729/
Songai80693/
Sougna80537/
Soniea80461/
Soinay80388/
Sonnah80303/
Sonaya80265/
Songna80257/
Sonaah80226/
Shouna80218/
Sonnay80192/
Somnad80181/
Soneea80149/
Sionga80143/
Soumna80104/
Sonach8097/
Sounas8095/
Shonat8089/
Sionat8089/
Sotnas8087/
Shoina8066/
Somnat8065/
Shonna8062/
Soneap8057/
Soenah8054/
Sonnai8051/
Sosnay8048/
Shonad8048/
Hsouna8040/
Soinas8035/
Shonah8033/
Sounai8033/
Sonhat8032/
Sionas8030/
Songaa8028/
Soonga8027/
Somnay8026/
Somnea8025/
Shonay8024/
Sootna8024/
Soinah8019/
Sionaa8019/
Sonhah8016/
Sohyna8012/
Sounay8011/
Sonaai8010/
Soogna8010/
Songaï8010/
Sonnas809/
Sonais809/
Somnas809/
Sonağa809/
Sonaia808/
Shoona808/
Sonaha808/
Szojna807/
Sonait806/
Schona806/
Sounah805/
Sonhay805/
Sohnai804/
Soinat804/
Shomna804/
Soonai804/
Sonaja804/
Sonnat804/
Ssonga804/
Sounaa804/
Sonhai804/
Shonas803/
Sohnat803/
Ssouna803/
Soynaz803/
Sonaup803/
Shonaa802/
Somnna802/
Sonaid802/
Shoena802/
Sounad802/
Sonnga802/
Soinap802/
Scoona801/
Sohnaj801/
Sonaas801/
Sonadh801/
Soneat801/
Sonhaj801/
Soonas801/
Shonap801/
Sohnah801/
Sousna801/
Shuona801/
Sjohna801/
Sonaus801/
Sonnap801/
Sonnaz801/
Soonaa801/
Sognai801/
Sognaz801/
Soinad801/
Soinai801/
Soinaj801/
Sionna801/
Shosna801/
Sounaï801/
Soutna801/
Soenha801/
Sionai801/
Songau801/
Somnai801/
Sonahy801/
Sonats801/
Sonaut801/
Sonhad801/
Sonhga801/
Sonast800/
Sohnas800/
Sonnau800/
Sonahu800/
Soni75517,124/
Sana75226,625/
Sena75199,577/
Suna75101,219/
Sone7595,207/
Sony7536,638/
Sono7523,489/
Cona7510,174/
Jona759,513/
Zona756,521/
Xona755,554/
Sonh75974/
Çona75674/
Sâna7538/
Sonj7526/
Soní7523/
Sūna755/
Żona752/
Sonî751/
Shonhai731,699/
Schoina73995/
Sonngai73748/
Sionnga73287/
Shonaha73239/
Shonaya73223/
Sonahee73152/
Schonau73129/
Sonnaya73120/
Shongai7356/
Suonath7322/
Somnadh7317/
Shoonga7317/
Sonnapp7316/
Soinadh7314/
Soignat7314/
Soungna7311/
Sosnaud739/
Shounga739/
Schonat738/
Sonyoha737/
Shohyna736/
Sonauth734/
Sonngay734/
Sonnadd733/
Schouna733/
Sounahy733/
Soonhoa733/
Shoenau732/
Sonuoha732/
Soungai732/
Sounnah732/
Sounnna732/
Schoena731/
Schonay731/
Sonaish731/
Sonaith731/
Shongaa731/
Shonhat731/
Shonnah731/
Shouina731/
Sonaich731/
Songnah731/
Songaya731/
Soongna731/
Soonoha731/
Soonooa731/
Sotinna731/
Sougnah731/
Sohhina731/
Soinnai731/
Shounah731/
Shjouna731/
Sounnaa731/
Souygna731/
Souymna731/
Schonga731/
H'Souna731/
Shounat731/
Sonngau731/
Soonhap731/
Soognai731/
Shoehna731/
Shonach730/
Schonad730/
Sanga67233,308/
Jonas67178,237/
Sanap6759,578/
Sanna6758,912/
Sagna6756,177/
Sanad6754,345/
Sunga6730,504/
Sonyi6723,121/
Songo6723,069/
Sanas6716,127/
Zonga6710,079/
Sanaa678,582/
Shono678,096/
Shone677,986/
Siena677,898/
Senay677,591/
Sonne677,385/
Soner677,271/
Songe677,039/
Sanai676,749/
Chona676,151/
Djona675,831/
Sonny675,814/
Sonet675,619/
Sohni675,504/
Josna675,130/
Sonio675,059/
Jonna675,034/
Shana674,781/
Sonhi673,967/
Sugna673,923/
Samna673,564/
Soini673,450/
Sanah673,230/
Siana673,227/
Sonii673,109/
Sunay673,035/
Senai673,011/
Sauna672,737/
Sione672,676/
Sones672,631/
Songi672,511/
Sanat672,406/
Sonje672,363/
Senah672,138/
Sonis672,102/
Sunna672,072/
Suuna672,038/
Sonoo671,954/
Souni671,909/
Shuna671,907/
Saena671,828/
Saana671,790/
Sanay671,761/
Sonie671,712/
Sonni671,705/
Shoni671,604/
Satna671,490/
Sunah671,418/
Soine671,368/
Ssuna671,340/
Sonou671,306/
Sanaj671,153/
Sogno671,087/
Seena671,012/
Sanau671,002/
Somni67984/
Soune67961/
Sogni67917/
Jasna67863/
Giona67833/
Sonyo67801/
Sunai67798/
Sahna67771/
Souny67641/
Sonid67615/
Shena67573/
Shony67557/
Zosna67542/
Sonoi67535/
Somha67527/
Senau67524/
Sonip67513/
Sonit67494/
Jonat67488/
Soney67453/
Suina67436/
Zouna67430/
Joona67430/
Sanaç67423/
Schoenau67415/
Jouna67380/
Zoina67364/
Sohne67359/
Sogne67357/
Siuna67349/
Sonno67345/
Soniy67341/
Sonih67336/
Soñas67334/
Sunat67330/
Sunad67302/
Sonij67292/
Sonee67289/
Zoona67280/
Soone67268/
Zonas67242/
Sunaç67238/
Somno67235/
Sosno67211/
Zonna67205/
Sutna67202/
Szána67200/
Szuna67195/
Souno67189/
Suono67184/
Sanağ67177/
Sanea67173/
Zoena67159/
Joina67155/
Soniş67153/
Soeni67136/
Somne67131/
Zonai67130/
Sasna67129/
Sosne67127/
Seuna67119/
Ziona67118/
Conna67114/
Sonoy67111/
Sunea67111/
Conay67109/
Schonath67108/
Jonap67107/
Sonei67106/
Sohno67106/
Sanaz6798/
Senea6798/
Sumna6789/
Jhona6783/
Çonga6775/
Sonez6770/
Jonea6767/
Jonai6767/
Szana6763/
Soeno6761/
Sonej6761/
Sunas6757/
Sanoa6756/
Zonea6753/
Ssana6753/
Sonop6752/
Jogna6750/
Soneh6749/
Sunaz6749/
Sonot6742/
Çonay6742/
Széna6740/
Susna6738/
Suoni6738/
Siony6737/
Sunap6737/
Sonoh6732/
Jonad6732/
Soñaz6731/
Sonhe6730/
Zhona6727/
Sehna6725/
Jonay6725/
Sosny6724/
Suone6724/
Soned6723/
Jonau6723/
Jonaa6722/
Sotne6722/
Soinh6721/
Sjono6720/
Sunaa6720/
Sunau6720/
Soene6719/
Sonuo6718/
Jonaz6718/
Sosni6717/
Sonos6717/
Senaa6717/
Sonep6716/
Suhna6715/
Hsana6715/
Zonay6713/
Soonh6713/
Zoyna6712/
Soony6711/
Suyna6711/
Sonui6711/
Senğa6711/
Soyne6710/
Zogna6710/
Soiné6710/
Sonné678/
Çonaj678/
Schonach677/
Scana677/
Soneu677/
Coyna676/
Coona676/
Shonh676/
Sunaj676/
Zasna676/
Şonea676/
Zotna676/
Sougneau676/
Sounouha676/
Szony675/
Jojna675/
Sjana675/
Soniz674/
Soyni674/
Senaï674/
Jotna673/
Dcona673/
Sanaà673/
Xhona673/
Suonh673/
Sonuj672/
Suony672/
Sotno672/
Sounh672/
Soino672/
Zomna672/
Zsana672/
Sonod672/
Zonaa672/
Soyno672/
Cuona672/
Ssena671/
Joyna671/
Jsono671/
Hsuna671/
Zsono671/
Schoenna671/
Schognau671/
Sjone671/
Soiny671/
Szone671/
Sanâa671/
Suína671/
Sohny671/
Jsone671/
Jomna671/
Jonaś671/
Çonaş671/
Šonas671/
Šouna671/
Soneț671/
Songahai671/
Soniç671/
Sotni671/
Soinneau671/
Sujna671/
Siongnaa671/
Sionè671/
Shonhaya671/
Ssono671/
Sa'na671/
Sanaâ671/
Rzona671/
Szóna671/
Zonoa671/
Sgana671/
Schoneau671/
Seïna671/
Sguna671/
Sjoni671/
Ssone671/
Zonad671/
Sohnaith670/

Sona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sona in the Georgian language
სონაsona-
Sona in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮﻧﺎswna-
Sona in the Hindi language
सोनाsona99.77
सोणाsona0.09
सॊनाsona0.02
सौनाsauna0.02
सोनाज़्sonaz0.01
सोनीsoni0.01
सेानाseana0.01
सोनsona0.01
ासोनाasona0
कृष्णkrsna0
सोलाsola0
साेनाsaena0
़़सोनाsona0
सेोनाseona0
सानाsana0
़सोनाsona0
सोनोsono0
सोनााsonaa0
रीनाrina0
सोणsona0
सोनेsone0
भोनाbhona0
सोह्नाsohna0
सोनूsonu0
सीनाsina0
सेनाsena0
सोंनाsonna0
Sona in the Marathi language
सोनाsona99.65
सोना़sona0.02
Sona in the Oriya language
େସାନାesana94.38
ସନାsana2.73
ସୁନାsuna1.07
େଶାନାesana0.83
େସାନesana0.33
ନାଗnaga0.25
ସନsana0.17
ସୋଷsosa0.08
ସୁନsuna0.08
େଷାନାesana0.08
Sona in the Bengali language
সোনাsona93.54
সুনাsuna1.12
সনাsana0.84
সুনsuna0.28
Sona in the Tibetan language
སོ་ན་sona50
བསོད་ནམས་sönam19.23
བསོད་ན་söna19.23
བསོད་ན།söna7.69
བསོད་ནམས།sönam3.85
Sona in the Russian language
Сонаsona-
Sona in the Arabic language
سونيswny-

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