Sonishvili Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Georgia

Sonishvili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonishvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia3151:11,8912,524
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Sonishvili Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonishvili (Georgian: სონიშვილი, Russian: Сонишвили) is held by more people in Georgia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sonishvili click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonishvili? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 849,693rd most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname Sonishvili occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sonishvili reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

The surname Sonishvili is most commonly occurring in Georgia, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 11,891. In Georgia it is most common in: Tbilisi, where 31 percent reside, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, where 26 percent reside and Kakheti, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Georgia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonishvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonishvili in the Georgian language
სონიშვილიsonishvili-
Sonishvili in the Russian language
Сонишвилиsonisvili-

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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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