Sonayi Surname
Approximately 328 people bear this surname
Sonayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 207 | 1:3,705,630 | 103,250 |
| Zimbabwe | 120 | 1:128,652 | 17,093 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sonayi (315) may also be a first name.
Sonayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonayi (Hindi: सोनयिा, Marathi: सोनायी, Oriya: େସାନାୟୀ) is found most in India. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 839,220th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,218,128 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Sonayi reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 494,917th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 315 people.
This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 3,705,630. In India it is most numerous in: Andhra Pradesh, where 80 percent live and Telangana, where 20 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 37 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonayi in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनयिा | sonayia | - |
| Sonayi in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନାୟୀ | esanayi | - |
| Sonayi in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनायी | sonayi | - |
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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 Sonayi
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