Sonlal Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sonlal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonlal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
India201:38,353,269431,471

Sonlal (710) may also be a first name.

Sonlal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonlal (Hindi: सोनलाल, Marathi: सोनलाल, Oriya: େସାନଲାଲ) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonlal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,203,767th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Sonlal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Sonlal live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sonlal is also the 309,966th most common first name world-wide, held by 710 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,003,291. In South Africa Sonlal is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 87 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 27 percent reside.

Sonlal Last Name Statistics demography

Sonlal earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.92% less than the national average, earning R 145,140 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonlall9258/
Sohnlal922/
Sonlale921/
Sounlall866/
Shohnlal861/
Somlal8376/
Sanlal837/
Conlal830/
Shanlal7749/
Sumnlal7720/
Shunlal774/
Sunlall773/
Sanlyal773/
Sanlall771/
Sunlale771/
Sanlialp71215/
Satinlal717/
Sunillal715/
Jotinlal711/
Samlal672,624/
Chotenlal6713/
Canlal672/
Chonlathl671/
Janlal671/
Sachinlal671/

Sonlal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonlal in the Oriya language
େସାନଲାଲesanalala-
Sonlal in the Marathi language
सोनलालsonalala97.6
सोनललsonalala1.2
सोनटsonata0.3
Sonlal in the Hindi language
सोनलालsonalala96.88
सोनलsonala3.13

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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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  • 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 Sonlal
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