Sonehara Surname

187,487th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sonehara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonehara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,1551:59,3244,481
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Macau11:601,6301,582
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sonehara (198) may also be a first name.

Sonehara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonehara (Hindi: सोनेहरा, Oriya: େସାେନହରା) is most common in Japan. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sonehara click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonehara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 187,487th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,230,295 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sonehara are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 644,447th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 198 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 2,155 people, or 1 in 59,324. In Japan Sonehara is primarily found in: Nagano Prefecture, where 76 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 5 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonehara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonehara in the Hindi language
सोनेहराsonehara-
Sonehara in the Oriya language
େସାେନହରାesaenahara-

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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 Sonehara
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