Sonishvili Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Sonishvili Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 315 | 1:11,891 | 2,524 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanishvili | 90 | 137 | / |
| Senishvili | 90 | 1 | / |
| Saanishvili | 86 | 86 | / |
| Chonishvili | 86 | 12 | / |
| Cohnishvili | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xanishvili | 80 | 4 | / |
| Janishvili | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sanishvila | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zenaishvili | 76 | 494 | / |
| Chanishvili | 76 | 26 | / |
| Soniville | 74 | 3 | / |
| Janeshvili | 70 | 3 | / |
| Songivilay | 70 | 1 | / |
| Zenayshvili | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonnieville | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanithvilay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanivelli | 63 | 18 | / |
| Sonevelli | 63 | 3 | / |
| Sonnevile | 63 | 2 | / |
| Sonevilay | 63 | 2 | / |
| Soneville | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sonneville | 60 | 1,708 | / |
| Sannivelli | 60 | 4 | / |
| Sannhville | 60 | 1 | / |
| Shaniville | 60 | 0 | / |
| Schoneville | 57 | 106 | / |
| Sonnevijlle | 57 | 18 | / |
| Joneswilihe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zonivele | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sanivelly | 53 | 8 | / |
| Zonneville | 50 | 84 | / |
| Sonnevylle | 50 | 11 | / |
| Chanhvilay | 50 | 2 | / |
| Zonnevijle | 50 | 2 | / |
| Sonnevelle | 50 | 1 | / |
Sonishvili Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonishvili in the Georgian language | ||
| სონიშვილი | sonishvili | - |
| Sonishvili in the Russian language | ||
| Сонишвили | sonisvili | - |
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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 Sonishvili
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