Sonab Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Sonab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 108 | 1:1,224,530 | 86,214 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sonab (1,343) may also be a first name.
Sonab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonab (Bengali: সোনাব, Hindi: सोनबा, Marathi: सोनब) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonab? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,198,640th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. Sonab occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Sonab are found; 55 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 55 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sonab is also the 214,276th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 1,343 people.
This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,224,530. In Indonesia Sonab is primarily found in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 41 percent live and Yemen, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonab in the Bengali language | ||
| সোনাব | sonaba | - |
| Sonab in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनब | sonaba | 84.62 |
| सोनाब | sonaba | 12.82 |
| सोनबा | sonaba | 2.56 |
| Sonab in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनबा | sonaba | 60.87 |
| सोनाब | sonaba | 17.39 |
| सोनब | sonaba | 13.04 |
| सोणब | sonaba | 4.35 |
| सोनाबा | sonaba | 4.35 |
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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 Sonab
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