Sonif Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sonif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
India101:76,706,538639,611
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sonif (72) may also be a first name.

Sonif Last Name Facts

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

Sonif (Hindi: सोनिफ) is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonif is the 2,312,869th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonif reside; 84 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 84 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.

Sonif is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 2,320,161. In Indonesia Sonif is primarily found in: Lampung, where 51 percent live and Central Java, where 44 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonif9155/
Songif911/
Sanif801,285/
Sonib80202/
Soniv8070/
Senif8062/
Sonef8036/
Sunif8021/
Jonif803/
Conif802/
Soniev731,968/
Shanif731,721/
Coniff73240/
Sonibh73183/
Seniff73163/
Soniph73161/
Saniff73147/
Soneff7393/
Sunaif7331/
Sanief7311/
Senaif737/
Shonib736/
Sungif735/
Soiniv734/
Connif734/
Joniff733/
Sonnyf733/
Gionif733/
Sanife733/
Saneif732/
Sannif732/
Jounif732/
Sanaif732/
Sianif732/
Sonisv731/
Hsanif731/
Sonoiv731/
Jonife731/
Soonef731/
Conniff671,483/
Shoneff6750/
Shoniev678/
Shaniff677/
Soniphe676/
Shanife676/
Shanief676/
Sheniff672/
Shenaif672/
Shsenif671/
Souneef671/
Shaanif671/
Sconeff671/
Conoiff671/
Sahanif671/
Couniff670/

Sonif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonif in the Hindi language
सोनिफsonipha60
सोनीफsonipha40

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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 Sonif
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