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 last name Sonim (Hindi: सोनिम, Marathi: सोिनम, Oriya: େସାନିମ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sonim click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 806,178th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname Sonim occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sonim are found; 67 percent are found in South Asia and 67 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sonim is also the 506,891st most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 302 people.
The last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 3,320,629. In India Sonim is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 97 percent reside, Karnataka, where 1 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
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
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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 Sonim
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