Sonim Surname
Approximately 347 people bear this surname
Sonim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 231 | 1:3,320,629 | 96,177 |
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sonim (302) may also be a first name.
Sonim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonim (Hindi: सोनिम, Marathi: सोिनम, Oriya: େସାନିମ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonim? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sonim is the 806,178th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sonim reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sonim is also the 506,891st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 302 people.
The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 3,320,629. In India Sonim is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 97 percent are found, Karnataka, where 1 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonim in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନିମ | esanima | - |
| Sonim in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनिम | sonima | 81.25 |
| सोनीम | sonima | 18.75 |
| Sonim in the Marathi language | ||
| सोिनम | soinama | 66.67 |
| सोनीमािहम | sonimaihama | 33.33 |
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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 Sonim
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