Sonkal Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Sonkal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Sonkál (1) are calculated separately.

Sonkal (54) may also be a first name.

Sonkal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sonkal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sonkal (Hindi: सोनकल, Marathi: कल, Russian: Сонкаль) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Sonkál. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,206,983rd most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Sonkal is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonkal are found; 73 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name Sonkal is most frequent in Turkey, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,485,118. In Turkey Sonkal is mostly found in: Burdur Province, where 67 percent are found and Antalya Province, where 33 percent are found. Beside Turkey this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Bahrain, where 18 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonkál941/
Sonkale9265/
Sonkhal927/
Songkal922/
Sonkall921/
Sounkal921/
Siongkal863/
Sonkhale863/
Songkaul861/
Sankal831,639/
Sonkol8371/
Sunkal8327/
Sonkól831/
Jonkal831/
Sounkalle801/
Sankhal774,676/
Sankale774,019/
Songcal77133/
Sunkale77109/
Sangkal77100/
Shankal7754/
Songkol7722/
Sungkal7720/
Shenkal7718/
Shunkal774/
Jonkale772/
Sonkool771/
Sounkol771/
Sonkole771/
Saunkal771/
Sionkalová755/
Shonkalova752/
Sionkalova751/
Siongcal7129/
Sahankal7119/
Saunkhal7119/
Sankhale7115/
Soonkool7115/
Shankhal719/
Sankatel715/
Sangkhal715/
Sounkole714/
Shankale713/
Sunkasel713/
Sankhaal713/
Sounkool712/
Djonkale711/
Sangkail711/
Songkold711/
Shonkole711/
Congkhal711/
Saankale711/
Schankal710/
Çankal671,837/
Sancal671,411/
Zonkol67153/
Sankol67135/
Şankal6738/
Jankal6736/
Sonkolova6724/
Sounkolle6721/
Cankal6720/
Conkol6710/
Concal679/
Zankal679/
Šonkol678/
Sõkkal678/
Suncal676/
Joncal674/
Shankhaal673/
Somkol672/
Shomkasel671/
Shankhale671/
Jomkal671/
Sionggcal671/
Sankalova671/
Sangkahal671/
Sunkol671/

Sonkal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonkal in the Marathi language
कलkala-
Sonkal in the Hindi language
सोनकलsonakala75
सोनकलीsonakali8.33
सोंकलsonkala8.33
शोंकलाsonkala8.33
Sonkal in the Russian language
Сонкальsonkal-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonkal
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