Sonaya Surname
Approximately 265 people bear this surname
Sonaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| Indonesia | 50 | 1:2,644,984 | 153,918 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Sonaya (2,162) may also be a first name.
Sonaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonaya (Arabic: صونايا, Hindi: सोनया, Marathi: सोनया, Oriya: େସାନାୟ, Russian: Соная) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonaya is the 975,866th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 27,500,173 people. The surname Sonaya occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Sonaya reside; 60 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 161,297th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,162 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 2,271,061. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ogun, where 73 percent reside, Lagos, where 18 percent reside and Oyo, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 23 percent reside and Indonesia, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonaya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନାୟ | esanaya | - |
| Sonaya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनया | sonaya | 70 |
| सोनाया | sonaya | 15 |
| सोनिया | soniya | 10 |
| सोनय | sonaya | 5 |
| Sonaya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनया | sonaya | 56.25 |
| सोनाय | sonaya | 12.5 |
| सोनाया | sonaya | 12.5 |
| सोिनया | soinaya | 6.25 |
| सोनज्या | sonajya | 6.25 |
| सोन्या | son'ya | 6.25 |
| Sonaya in the Russian language | ||
| Соная | sonaa | - |
| Sonaya in the Arabic language | ||
| صونايا | swnaya | - |
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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 Sonaya
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