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 surname Sonau (Bengali: সোনাউ, Hindi: सोनाऊ, Marathi: सोनाऊ, Oriya: େସାନାଉ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sonau.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,352,516th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Sonau live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sonau is also the 94,570th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 5,139 people.
Sonau is most common in India, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 19,668,343. In India Sonau is most numerous in: Chhattisgarh, where 92 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent live and Maharashtra, where 3 percent live. Besides India Sonau exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 36 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
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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