Sonju Surname
Approximately 804 people bear this surname
Sonju Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| United States | 272 | 1:1,332,570 | 92,890 |
| Japan | 152 | 1:841,081 | 18,528 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Sönju (9) are calculated separately.
Sonju (1,476) may also be a first name.
Sonju Demographics
Average Sonju Salary in
United States
$41,817 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Sonju Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonju Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonju (Bengali: সংজু, Hindi: सोनजू) is more commonly found in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Sönju. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonju? popularity and diffusion
Sonju is the 429,044th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,064,112 people. The surname Sonju occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Sonju are found; 46 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 202,591st most frequently held forename throughout the world, held by 1,476 people.
The surname is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Besides Bangladesh it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Japan, where 19 percent reside.
Sonju Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sonju last name are 17.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.83% being registered to vote for the political party.
Sonju earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.09% less than the national average, earning $41,817 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonju Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonju in the Bengali language | ||
| সংজু | sanju | - |
| Sonju in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनजू | sonaju | 75 |
| सोनू | sonu | 12.5 |
| सोन्जू | sonju | 12.5 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sonju
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis