Sonjai Surname
Approximately 737 people bear this surname
Sonjai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 731 | 1:96,632 | 13,734 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Sonjai (291) may also be a first name.
Sonjai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonjai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonjai (Marathi: सोन्जई) is most common in Thailand. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonjai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 458,583rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,888,122 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sonjai reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 517,703rd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 291 people.
Sonjai is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 731 people, or 1 in 96,632. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Surin Province, where 27 percent reside, Kanchanaburi Province, where 13 percent reside and Bangkok, where 9 percent reside. Besides Thailand Sonjai occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonjai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonjai in the Marathi language | ||
| सोन्जई | sonja'i | 66.67 |
| सोनाजी | sonaji | 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 Sonjai
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