Sonapati Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Nepal

Sonapati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonapati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1081:7,102,457156,472
Nepal301:949,3655,886
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398

Sonapati (9,177) may also be a first name.

Sonapati Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonapati (Bengali: সোনাপতি, Hindi: सोनापती, Marathi: सोनापती, Oriya: େସାନାପତି) occurs most in India. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonapati? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,380,086th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonapati are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 87 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 64,842nd most common given name internationally. It is borne by 9,177 people.

The last name Sonapati is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 7,102,457. In India it is primarily found in: Odisha, where 43 percent live, West Bengal, where 33 percent live and Maharashtra, where 7 percent live. Apart from India this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 19 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonapati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonapati in the Bengali language
সোনাপতিsonapati89.36
সোনাপতীsonapati6.38
সুনাপতিsunapati2.13
সোনপতিsonapati2.13
Sonapati in the Oriya language
େସାନାପତିesanapati82.5
େସାନାପତୀesanapati5
େସନାପତିesanapati2.5
େସାନାମଣିesanamani2.5
ହାଡିବୁେସାନାପତିhadibuesanapati2.5
ଦରଜୀdaraji2.5
େସାନପତୀesanapati2.5
Sonapati in the Marathi language
सोनापतीsonapati68.89
सोनापटीsonapati13.33
सोनपातीsonapati8.89
सोनीsoni2.22
सेनापतीsenapati2.22
सोनापतीदेवीsonapatidevi2.22
जापतीjapati2.22
Sonapati in the Hindi language
सोनापतीsonapati34.63
सोनापतिsonapati22.99
सोनपातीsonapati21.19
सोनपतीsonapati9.85
सोनपतिsonapati5.67
सोनापातीsonapati3.58
सोनापातिsonapati0.6
सोनमतीsonamati0.3
सेानापतीseanapati0.3
सोनपात्ीsonapati0.3

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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
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