Sonakhan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sonakhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonakhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Sonakhan (35) may also be a first name.

Sonakhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonakhan (Hindi: सोनाखां, Marathi: सोनखन) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonakhan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonakhan is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Sonakhan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonakhan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sonakhan is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Sonakhan is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Besides India Sonakhan exists in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonakhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonakhan in the Hindi language
सोनाखांsonakham87.5
सोनखांsonakham12.5
Sonakhan in the Marathi language
सोनखनsonakhana66.67
सोनाखनsonakhana33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonakhan
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