Sonkala Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sonkala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Sonkala (475) may also be a first name.
Sonkala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonkala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonkala (Hindi: सोनकला, Marathi: सोहनलाल) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Sonkala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonkala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sonkala is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Sonkala is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sonkala live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 390,402nd most commonly used first name globally, held by 475 people.
This surname is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Sonkala is primarily found in: Margibi County, where 80 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonkala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonkala in the Marathi language | ||
| सोहनलाल | sohanalala | - |
| Sonkala in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनकला | sonakala | 97.79 |
| सोंकला | sonkala | 2.21 |
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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 Sonkala
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