Sonawala Surname

569,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Sonawala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonawala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4881:1,571,85558,287
United States321:11,326,842445,236
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
England51:11,143,612252,590
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sonawala (21) may also be a first name.

Sonawala Last Name Facts

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

Sonawala (Marathi: सोनावाला) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonawala? popularity and diffusion

Sonawala is the 569,728th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 13,154,415 people. The surname Sonawala occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Sonawala live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sonawala is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 21 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 1,571,855. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 80 percent live, Gujarat, where 10 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Excluding India it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent live.

Sonawala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sonawala last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered with the political party.

Sonawala earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 106.53% more than the national average, earning $89,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonawala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonawala in the Marathi language
सोनावालाsonavala99.17
सोनावलाsonavala0.41

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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 Sonawala
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