Sonah Surname
Approximately 1,723 people bear this surname
Sonah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 531 | 1:8,302 | 954 |
| Nepal | 526 | 1:54,146 | 1,561 |
| Indonesia | 403 | 1:328,162 | 28,715 |
| Mauritius | 191 | 1:6,772 | 1,394 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sonah (8,472) may also be a first name.
Sonah Demographics
Average Sonah Salary in
South Africa
R 34,392
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sonah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonah (Arabic: سونيه, Hindi: सोनह, Marathi: सोनह) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Sonah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonah is the 233,904th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,229,568 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Sonah live; 32 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 68,476th most common first name on earth, borne by 8,472 people.
This last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 531 people, or 1 in 8,302. In Liberia Sonah is most prevalent in: Bong County, where 59 percent live, Montserrado County, where 21 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 9 percent live. Aside from Liberia this surname exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 31 percent live and Indonesia, where 23 percent live.
Sonah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sonah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonah last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sonah Last Name Statistics demography
Sonah earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.53% less than the national average, earning R 34,392 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonah in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनह | sonaha | 91.67 |
| सोनहा | sonaha | 8.33 |
| Sonah in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनह | sonaha | 66.67 |
| सोनाह | sonaha | 33.33 |
| Sonah in the Arabic language | ||
| سونيه | swnyh | - |
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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 Sonah
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