Sonaja Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sonaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Šonaja (50) are calculated separately.
Sonaja (23) may also be a first name.
Sonaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonaja (Arabic: صوناجا, Hindi: सोनाजा, Marathi: सोनाजा, Oriya: େସାନାଜା) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Šonaja. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonaja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sonaja are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 23 people.
This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Sonaja is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside and West Bengal, where 50 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonaja in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनाजा | sonaja | - |
| Sonaja in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନାଜା | esanaja | - |
| Sonaja in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनाजा | sonaja | 40 |
| सोनज्या | sonajya | 20 |
| सोनजा | sonaja | 20 |
| सोनाजीा | sonajia | 20 |
| Sonaja in the Arabic language | ||
| صوناجا | swnaja | - |
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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 Sonaja
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