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 surname Sonakhan (Hindi: सोनाखां, Marathi: सोनखन) is most common in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonakhan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname 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. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 35 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India Sonakhan is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 17 percent are found.

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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