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Where Does The Last Name Sonam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Sonam (Bengali: সোনম, Hindi: सोनम, Marathi: सोनम, Oriya: େସାନମ, Russian: Сонам, Tibetan: བསོད་ནམས་) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Sonam is the 33,816^th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 464,323 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sonam reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 54 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 4,329^th most frequent first name in the world, held by 242,640 people.

The last name Sonam is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 14,359 people, or 1 in 53,421. In India Sonam is most prevalent in: Jammu and Kashmir, where 56 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 17 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Bhutan, where 4 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.

Sonam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sonam surname is principally Buddhist (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sonam last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Sonam earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.19% less than the national average, earning $40,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,893 CAD per year.