Soneya Surname
Approximately 2,801 people bear this surname
Soneya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2,704 | 1:58,934 | 3,035 |
| Pakistan | 79 | 1:2,261,315 | 20,628 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Soneya (11,620) may also be a first name.
Soneya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soneya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soneya (Hindi: सोनिया, Marathi: सोन्या, Oriya: େସାେନୟା) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soneya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 156,344th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,601,766 people. Soneya is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Soneya live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 55,381st most commonly held given name globally It is held by 11,620 people.
The last name is most widely held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 2,704 people, or 1 in 58,934. Beside Bangladesh this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soneya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soneya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनिया | soniya | 87.5 |
| सोनेया | soneya | 8.33 |
| सौनिया | sauniya | 4.17 |
| Soneya in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାେନୟା | esaenaya | 60 |
| େଶାେଣୟା | esaenaya | 20 |
| ସେନୟା | senaya | 20 |
| Soneya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोन्या | son'ya | 36.36 |
| सोिनया | soinaya | 36.36 |
| सोनेया | soneya | 27.27 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Soneya
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