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
Sonau (Bengali: সোনাউ, Hindi: सोनाऊ, Marathi: सोनाऊ, Oriya: େସାନାଉ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonau is the 2,352,516th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Sonau reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 59 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sonau is also the 94,570th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 5,139 people.
The last name Sonau is most widespread in India, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India it is most frequent in: Chhattisgarh, where 92 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
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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