Sonay Surname
Approximately 1,616 people bear this surname
Sonay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,296 | 1:60,047 | 5,767 |
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| Northern Cyprus | 102 | 1:3,128 | 474 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Sonay (17,671) may also be a first name.
Sonay Demographics
Average Sonay Salary in
England
£20,020
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Sonay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonay (Hindi: सोनय, Marathi: सोनाय, Oriya: େସାନାୟ, Russian: Сонай) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 246,165th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,509,620 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Sonay reside; 66 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Sonay is also the 41,376th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 17,671 people.
The last name Sonay is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,296 people, or 1 in 60,047. In Turkey Sonay is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent reside, Adana Province, where 19 percent reside and Elazig Province, where 13 percent reside. Barring Turkey it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 6 percent reside.
Sonay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sonay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonay last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonay in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନାୟ | esanaya | - |
| Sonay in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनाय | sonaya | 93.46 |
| सोनय | sonaya | 4.31 |
| सोनाजी | sonaji | 0.96 |
| सोनया | sonaya | 0.32 |
| सोनजी | sonaji | 0.16 |
| सोन्या | son'ya | 0.16 |
| Sonay in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनय | sonaya | 38.46 |
| सोनाय | sonaya | 30.77 |
| सोने | sone | 15.38 |
| सोनी | soni | 7.69 |
| सोनिया | soniya | 7.69 |
| Sonay in the Russian language | ||
| Сонай | sonaj | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Sonay
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