Sonakar Surname
Approximately 8,207 people bear this surname
Sonakar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,923 | 1:96,815 | 6,377 |
| Nepal | 282 | 1:100,996 | 2,112 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sonakar (440) may also be a first name.
Sonakar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonakar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonakar (Hindi: सोनकर, Marathi: सोनकर, Oriya: େସାନକର) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonakar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,272nd most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 887,967 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonakar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sonakar is also the 408,694th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 440 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 7,923 people, or 1 in 96,815. In India Sonakar is mostly concentrated in: West Bengal, where 33 percent live, Gujarat, where 19 percent live and Jharkhand, where 16 percent live. Besides India Sonakar occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonakar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonakar in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनकर | sonakara | 80.51 |
| सोनकार | sonakara | 17.12 |
| सोणकर | sonakara | 0.73 |
| सोनाकर | sonakara | 0.73 |
| सोनाकार | sonakara | 0.36 |
| सोनकर् | sonakar | 0.18 |
| सौनकर | saunakara | 0.18 |
| सोंनकर | sonnakara | 0.18 |
| Sonakar in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନକର | esanakara | 70.79 |
| େସାନକାର | esanakara | 21.35 |
| େସାନାକର | esanakara | 5.24 |
| େଶାନକର | esanakara | 0.75 |
| େସାନକ | esanaka | 0.37 |
| ସନକର | sanakara | 0.37 |
| Sonakar in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनकर | sonakara | 64.95 |
| सोनकार | sonakara | 15.42 |
| सोनाकर | sonakara | 12.62 |
| सोनेकर | sonekara | 1.87 |
| शंकर | sankara | 0.93 |
| सोणकर | sonakara | 0.93 |
| सेानकर | seanakara | 0.93 |
| सोवकर | sovakara | 0.47 |
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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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