Sonavala Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sonavala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonavala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India401:19,176,635286,670
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sonavala (61) may also be a first name.

Sonavala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sonavala Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sonavala (Hindi: सोनवाला, Marathi: सोनावळा) is most common in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonavala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sonavala is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonavala reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sonavala is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 61 people.

This last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 19,176,635. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 60 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 23 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 8 percent live. Not including India Sonavala occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonavala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonavala in the Hindi language
सोनवालाsonavala70.97
सोनावालाsonavala29.03
Sonavala in the Marathi language
सोनावळाsonavala46.67
सोनावलाsonavala20
सोनवळाsonavala20
सोनावालाsonavala13.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonavala
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