Sonima Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sonima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
India91:85,229,487684,495
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Sonima (1,384) may also be a first name.

Sonima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonima (Bengali: সোনিমা, Hindi: सोनिमा, Marathi: सोनीमा, Oriya: େସାନିମା) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Sonima live; 79 percent live in Oceania Islands and 79 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Sonima is also the 210,436th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 1,384 people.

The surname Sonima is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Sonima is most numerous in: Northern, where 57 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 40 percent are found and National Capital District, where 2 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Songima92356/
Sonimah9262/
Sonimau926/
Shonima924/
Sonimai921/
Soniema921/
Sonnimah861/
Sanima83376/
Senima83105/
Sonime8374/
Sunima8340/
Sonimi8330/
Sonimo8322/
Sonuma8314/
Sonyma834/
Jonima832/
Conima832/
Sonema831/
Sanimah77429/
Sonnema77199/
Senimah7780/
Sonimit7776/
Sunimah7757/
Sangima7745/
Saenima7730/
Sanimay7724/
Jonisma7712/
Sonimoh779/
Sunaima776/
Sonimod775/
Sagnima775/
Shanima775/
Sunimat775/
Sonemma775/
Suneima775/
Senimai773/
Sonimes773/
Sognime772/
Sanaima772/
Somnime771/
Sonemah771/
Sumnima771/
Shonimi771/
Sonemay771/
Sanitma771/
Senaima771/
Sanihma771/
Soinimo771/
Shunima770/
Suoniemi71517/
Sonnimit7140/
Sunaimah7124/
Senimmah7123/
Somnimit7120/
Soiniemi718/
Shonimeu715/
Sanimath714/
Schonema712/
Sognimod712/
Sahanima712/
Saangima711/
Shonemma711/
Shangima711/
Sanimuha711/
Sunimatt710/
Senuma673,137/
Senema671,008/
Sanuma67307/
Sanema6749/
Janima6737/
Canima6734/
Conema6725/
Sanhma6722/
Sanimo6718/
Zanima6715/
Sanime6714/
Sanimi6713/
Zunima676/
Zenima674/
Sonumo673/
Sunema673/
Sonemi673/
Sunithmma673/
Senimo672/
Conimo672/
Zougnoima671/
Sunimy671/
Zonema671/
Sonemahas671/
Sonemo671/
Chomnimat671/
Sonheimer670/
Schonemah670/

Sonima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonima in the Bengali language
সোনিমাsonima-
Sonima in the Oriya language
େସାନିମାesanima92.86
େସାନୀମାesanima7.14
Sonima in the Hindi language
सोनिमाsonima80.43
सोनीमाsonima17.39
सोनियाsoniya2.17
Sonima in the Marathi language
सोनीमाsonima50
सोिनमाsoinama50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonima
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