Sonau Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Sonau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Sonau (5,139) may also be a first name.
Sonau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonau (Bengali: সোনাউ, Hindi: सोनाऊ, Marathi: सोनाऊ, Oriya: େସାନାଉ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,352,516th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Sonau live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 94,570th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 5,139 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India Sonau is most numerous in: Chhattisgarh, where 92 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonau in the Bengali language | ||
| সোনাউ | sona'u | - |
| Sonau in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନାଉ | esana'u | 85.71 |
| େସାନଉ | esana'u | 14.29 |
| Sonau in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनाऊ | sona'u | 59.94 |
| सोनाउ | sona'u | 21.45 |
| सोनऊ | sona'u | 13.56 |
| सोनउ | sona'u | 4.1 |
| सोनाू | sonau | 0.32 |
| सोनौ | sonau | 0.32 |
| Sonau in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनाऊ | sona'u | 40.54 |
| सोनऊ | sona'u | 21.62 |
| सोनउ | sona'u | 16.22 |
| सोनाउ | sona'u | 13.51 |
| सोनवू | sonavu | 2.7 |
| सोनजाळ | sonajala | 2.7 |
| सोनावू | sonavu | 2.7 |
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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 Sonau
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