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
Sonayi (Hindi: सोनयिा, Marathi: सोनायी, Oriya: େସାନାୟୀ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonayi is the 839,220th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,218,128 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Sonayi are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sonayi is also the 494,917th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 315 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 3,705,630. In India Sonayi is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 80 percent live and Telangana, where 20 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found 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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- 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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