Soniyi Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Soniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 176 | 1:1,006,493 | 42,496 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Soniyi (20) may also be a first name.
Soniyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soniyi (Hindi: सोनियी) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soniyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,210,518th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Soniyi live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 1,006,493. In Nigeria Soniyi is most numerous in: Ogun, where 59 percent are found, Lagos, where 34 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent are found and Croatia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soniyi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soniyi in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनियी | soniyi | - |
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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 Soniyi
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