Sonija Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Sonija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 77 | 1:2,320,050 | 20,958 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sonija (286) may also be a first name.
Sonija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonija (Hindi: सोनिजा, Marathi: सोिनजा, Oriya: େସାନିଜା) is most common in Pakistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonija? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,727,723rd most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Sonija occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Sonija are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 523,065th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 286 people.
It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 2,320,050. In Pakistan Sonija is primarily found in: Sindh, where 96 percent are found and Balochistan, where 4 percent are found. Besides Pakistan this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonija Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonija in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନିଜା | esanija | - |
| Sonija in the Marathi language | ||
| सोिनजा | soinaja | 66.67 |
| सोनीजा | sonija | 33.33 |
| Sonija in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनिजा | sonija | 59.26 |
| सोनीजा | sonija | 40.74 |
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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 Sonija
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