Sonly Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sonly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sonly (188) may also be a first name.

Sonly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonly (Marathi: सोनी) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Sonly is primarily found in Oceania, where 74 percent of Sonly reside; 74 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 663,277th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 188 people.

The last name Sonly is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Morobe, where 87 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 21 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonley91422/
Sonlay91368/
Sohnly9179/
Sonloy9111/
Shonly911/
Sonhly911/
Sounly911/
Sonlly910/
Shonley8358/
Sonelly831/
Sonlaya831/
Soonloy831/
Shoenly830/
Sonla80963/
Sonli80482/
Sonle80132/
Sanly8034/
Sunly8018/
Sonnelly772/
Sunley731,448/
Sonloi73437/
Sionla73270/
Shanly73226/
Sonlai73190/
Sanley73168/
Sohnle73165/
Sonlit73138/
Sunloy7375/
Somlay7348/
Sonlee7346/
Shonle7327/
Somley7321/
Sunlay7319/
Sanlay7313/
Sounli7313/
Sonlla7310/
Sounle7310/
Shonla7310/
Sianly738/
Sunlly738/
Sonlui738/
Sonlet736/
Zounly733/
Sonlei733/
Sonlia732/
Sonler732/
Sonlie732/
Soenle732/
Sounla732/
Sanlly731/
Sanlya731/
Sonlea731/
Shonli731/
Sannly731/
Sunnly731/
Zonley731/
Somhly731/
Sonlis731/
Soonli731/
Soonla731/
Saunly730/
Sonles730/
Schoenley718/
Shanley679,556/
Somlyai67715/
Somlyay67188/
Sanlley67151/
Shanlay6751/
Sunlioy6750/
Sonelli6747/
Schonle6736/
Sanlıay6733/
Sonilla6730/
Soonlee6719/
Soumley6713/
Shannly6713/
Sanlayt6712/
Sonlait6712/
Satnley676/
Soonlai676/
Shanliy673/
Songlie672/
Sanelly672/
Sanlyai671/
Sannley671/
Sianlay671/
Sonller671/
Sohnler671/
Soumlay671/
Sunelly671/
Sanilly671/
Sianley671/
Sonllio671/
Chonlly671/
Shunley670/
Chonley670/
Sonelle670/
Shonles670/
Schanly670/
Saunley670/
Shonler670/

Sonly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonly in the Marathi language
सोनीsoni-

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