Sonkhia Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Sonkhia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonkhia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Sonkhia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonkhia (Marathi: सोिखया) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonkhia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonkhia is the 5,812,366th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Sonkhia is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Sonkhia are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Sonkhia is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent live, Rajasthan, where 30 percent live and Gujarat, where 10 percent live. Excluding India it is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonkhia932/
Sonkia9218/
Songkhiea881/
Sankhia865/
Sonkhya865/
Sonkiat862/
Sounkia861/
Sankia77179/
Sonjia7713/
Somkia7713/
Sonkea7711/
Somhia774/
Jonkia771/
Sonchaiya75525/
Sankhya71160/
Sonchio71113/
Sanchia71103/
Sonchaiyat7152/
Sangkia7150/
Sunkhya713/
Sungkia713/
Somkeha712/
Shonkya711/
Sankiah711/
Shankia710/
Sunkuyia67392/
Shankhya6720/
Joonkiat677/
Sungkiah676/
Jongkiat675/
Songkeao674/
Songchio672/
Sounchio672/
Shonkyaa672/
Sungkiap671/
Somkheha671/
Sanchija671/
Sonkeuya671/
Zounchia671/
Saunkhya671/

Sonkhia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonkhia in the Marathi language
सोिखयाsoikhaya-

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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 Sonkhia
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