Sonas Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Sonas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 145 | 1:5,290,106 | 129,949 |
| Turkey | 20 | 1:3,891,071 | 97,520 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Soñas (334) & Šonas (1) are calculated separately.
Sonas (417) may also be a first name.
Sonas Demographics
Average Sonas Salary in
United States
$56,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sonas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonas (Arabic: سونيس, Hindi: सोनसा, Marathi: सोनस, Oriya: େସାନାସ, Russian: Сонас) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Soñas or Šonas. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sonas is the 1,133,308th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. Sonas occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Sonas reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sonas is also the 420,947th most common first name in the world It is held by 417 people.
Sonas is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 5,290,106. In India Sonas is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 13 percent are found and Gujarat, where 3 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Sonas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sonas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 111 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sonas Last Name Statistics demography
Sonas earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonas in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନାସ | esanasa | - |
| Sonas in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनस | sonasa | 94.23 |
| सोनास | sonasa | 4.49 |
| सोन्स | sonsa | 1.28 |
| Sonas in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनसा | sonasa | 36.36 |
| सोनास् | sonas | 27.27 |
| सोनस | sonasa | 18.18 |
| सोना | sona | 9.09 |
| शोनसा | sonasa | 4.55 |
| सोनासा | sonasa | 4.55 |
| Sonas in the Russian language | ||
| Сонас | sonas | - |
| Sonas in the Arabic language | ||
| سونيس | swnys | - |
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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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- 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 Sonas
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