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
Sonas (Arabic: سونيس, Hindi: सोनसा, Marathi: सोनस, Oriya: େସାନାସ, Russian: Сонас) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Soñas or Šonas. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonas? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,133,308th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Sonas live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 420,947th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 417 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 5,290,106. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 78 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 13 percent live and Gujarat, where 3 percent live. Aside from India Sonas occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Sonas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sonas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonas last name increased 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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- 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 Sonas
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