Sonje Surname
Approximately 2,363 people bear this surname
Sonje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,082 | 1:708,933 | 32,773 |
| Kenya | 657 | 1:70,289 | 6,665 |
| Tanzania | 540 | 1:98,040 | 9,704 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| United States | 16 | 1:22,653,683 | 662,747 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Šonje (34) & Sonjé (3) are calculated separately.
Sonje (584) may also be a first name.
Sonje Demographics
Average Sonje Salary in
United States
$31,075 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sonje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonje (Marathi: सोनजे) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šonje or Sonjé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sonje.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sonje is the 180,383rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,084,023 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Sonje are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sonje is also the 346,315th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 584 people.
This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 1,082 people, or 1 in 708,933. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 94 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent live and Gujarat, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 28 percent live and Tanzania, where 23 percent live.
Sonje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sonje last name is chiefly Christian (93%) in Kenya.
Sonje earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.98% less than the national average, earning $31,075 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonje in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनजे | sonaje | 86.51 |
| सोन्जे | sonje | 8.48 |
| सोणजे | sonaje | 1.54 |
| सोनू | sonu | 0.77 |
| सोनु | sonu | 0.77 |
| सोजे | soje | 0.77 |
| सेांजे | seanje | 0.39 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sonje
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