Sonapa Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sonapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1361:5,640,187135,419
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Sonapa (77) may also be a first name.

Sonapa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sonapa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sonapa (Marathi: सोनापा) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sonapa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonapa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,518,885th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Sonapa is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sonapa are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,100,117th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 77 people.

The surname Sonapa is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 5,640,187. In India it is most common in: Telangana, where 95 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent live. Aside from India it exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonapa in the Marathi language
सोनापाsonapa92.77
सोनपाsonapa6.02

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonapa
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