Sonm Surname
Approximately 284 people bear this surname
Sonm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 274 | 1:2,799,509 | 86,005 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
Sonm (20,380) may also be a first name.
Sonm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonm Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonm (Hindi: सोनम, Marathi: सोनम) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sonm click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonm? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 928,396th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonm are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sonm is also the 37,274th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 20,380 people.
The last name is most widely held in India, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 2,799,509. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 89 percent live, Jharkhand, where 10 percent live and Bihar, where 0 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 2 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonme | 89 | 41 | / |
| Sounm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sonmh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sionm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shonm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Soonm | 89 | 1 | / |
| Soinem | 80 | 39 | / |
| Shonme | 80 | 2 | / |
| Somm | 75 | 309 | / |
| Sanm | 75 | 64 | / |
| Conm | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sunm | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sotinme | 73 | 11 | / |
| Somme | 67 | 1,128 | / |
| Sunme | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zonme | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shanm | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sanme | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saunm | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soumm | 67 | 6 | / |
| Szomm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sunnm | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saanm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shomm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sasnm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xonhm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sannm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohnm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coonm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanmt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shenm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sianm | 67 | 1 | / |
Sonm Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonm in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनम | sonama | 99.75 |
| सोंम | somma | 0.08 |
| सोनम् | sonam | 0.04 |
| सोण्म | sonma | 0.01 |
| Sonm in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनम | sonama | 88.89 |
| सोन्म | sonma | 11.11 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sonm
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