Where Does The Last Name Soni Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Soni (Bengali: সোনি, Georgian: სონი, Hindi: सोनी, Marathi: सोनी, Oriya: େସାନି, Russian: Сони, Tibetan: སོ་ནི་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Soní, Sonî or Soñi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soni? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,035^th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,092 people. The last name Soni is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Soni live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Soni is also the 1,073^rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 870,015 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 467,246 people, or 1 in 1,642. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 27 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 11 percent reside. Besides India this last name is found in 142 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Soni Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Soni has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Soni last name increased 449,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soni Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (55%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Soni last name are 5.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Soni earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 56.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,381 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning R 240,804 per year; in United States they earn 29.37% more than the national average, earning $55,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $56,190 CAD per year.