Sonao Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Sonao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Sonao (109) may also be a first name.
Sonao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonao (Bengali: সোনাও, Hindi: सोनाो) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonao? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonao is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Sonao live; 79 percent live in Oceania Islands and 79 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 900,062nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 109 people.
This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 90 percent reside, Gulf, where 3 percent reside and Hela, where 3 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonao in the Bengali language | ||
| সোনাও | sona'o | - |
| Sonao in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनाो | sonao | - |
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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 Sonao
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