Sonan Surname
Approximately 3,203 people bear this surname
Sonan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2,043 | 1:11,293 | 923 |
| Pakistan | 798 | 1:223,865 | 5,261 |
| Indonesia | 68 | 1:1,944,841 | 122,869 |
| Peru | 67 | 1:474,390 | 13,838 |
| Malaysia | 41 | 1:719,371 | 33,828 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Turkey | 28 | 1:2,779,336 | 82,809 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Northern Cyprus | 14 | 1:22,786 | 5,518 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Soñan (85) are calculated separately.
Sonan (4,445) may also be a first name.
Sonan Demographics
Average Sonan Salary in
United States
$58,045 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sonan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonan (Hindi: सोनां, Marathi: सोनन) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Soñan. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonan is the 139,516th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,275,225 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Sonan live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 103,343rd most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 4,445 people.
The last name is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 2,043 people, or 1 in 11,293. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Lagunes District, where 44 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 38 percent are found and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 4 percent are found. Excluding The Ivory Coast it occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Sonan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sonan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sonan last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sonan Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Sonan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 104.91% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,722 per year and in United States they earn 34.52% more than the national average, earning $58,045 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonan in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनन | sonana | 71.6 |
| सोनान | sonana | 14.81 |
| सोपान | sopana | 4.94 |
| सोमण | somana | 2.47 |
| सोनम | sonama | 1.23 |
| Sonan in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनां | sonam | 61.29 |
| सोनन | sonana | 16.13 |
| सोनं | sonam | 16.13 |
| सोनी | soni | 1.08 |
| सोनान | sonana | 1.08 |
| सोनण | sonana | 1.08 |
| सोनल | sonala | 1.08 |
| सोणन | sonana | 1.08 |
| सोनम | sonama | 1.08 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sonan
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