Sonama Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Sonama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Sonama (7,186) may also be a first name.
Sonama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonama (Hindi: सोनामा, Marathi: सोनमा, Oriya: େସାନାମା) is found most in Thailand. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sonama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,882,912th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Sonama live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 76,308th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 7,186 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Thailand, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,858,904. In Thailand Sonama is most numerous in: Bangkok, where 97 percent are found and Pathum Thani Province, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Thailand this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonama in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନାମା | esanama | - |
| Sonama in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनमा | sonama | 60 |
| सोनम | sonama | 20 |
| सोनामा | sonama | 20 |
| Sonama in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनामा | sonama | 50 |
| सोनमा | sonama | 50 |
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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 Sonama
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