Sonawati Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sonawati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonawati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
India51:153,413,076951,030

Sonawati (669) may also be a first name.

Sonawati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonawati (Hindi: सोनावती, Marathi: सोनवती) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonawati? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonawati are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 320,785th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 669 people.

The surname Sonawati is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 12,022,654. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Java, where 91 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonawati Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonawati in the Hindi language
सोनावतीsonavati96.24
सोनवतीsonavati1.5
सोनावsonava0.75
सोनदेवीsonadevi0.75
Sonawati in the Marathi language
सोनवतीsonavati50
सोनावतीsonavati50

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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 Sonawati
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