Sonny Surname

83,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,814 people bear this surname

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

Sonny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,4321:5,694355
United States6111:593,22248,399
Nigeria5281:335,49818,279
Trinidad and Tobago4911:2,778475
Indonesia4321:306,13227,113
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Uganda2171:179,90515,002
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
Philippines1791:565,57763,118
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
India1151:6,670,134150,358
Saint Lucia1061:1,687305
Iraq841:416,9247,373
United Arab Emirates451:203,60614,059
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Liberia421:104,9658,284
Canada371:995,82774,831
England351:1,591,94567,242
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Guyana301:25,4072,928
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Barbados281:10,266774
Lebanon261:216,8118,749
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Burkina Faso171:1,079,53510,589
Finland141:392,62226,475
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France111:6,038,429280,838
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
China91:151,924,6187,954
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Cambodia71:2,212,4497,503
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belize11:355,4743,977
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Sonny (168,173) may also be a first name.

Sonny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonny (Arabic: صوني, Marathi: सोन्य) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonny? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,294th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,253,448 people. The last name Sonny occurs predominantly in Africa, where 30 percent of Sonny are found; 25 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 25 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Sonny is also the 6,255th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 168,173 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,432 people, or 1 in 5,694. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East Sepik, where 24 percent live, Morobe, where 22 percent live and Madang, where 17 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea Sonny is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Sonny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sonny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonny surname increased 2,777 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sonny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Druze (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sonny are 4.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Sonny earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.09% less than the national average, earning R 227,916 per year; in United States they earn 10% less than the national average, earning $38,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $50,616 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonney91649/
Sounny91515/
Sonnay91192/
Sonnyy9191/
Sonnoy9130/
Sonnyi9122/
Sonniy916/
Shonny916/
Sionny913/
Sony8936,638/
Songnuy83177/
Sonnaya83120/
Sounney8318/
Songnoy836/
Sonngay834/
Shonney832/
Sonnoey831/
Sunny8062,494/
Sonyi8023,121/
Sonne807,385/
Sanny805,317/
Sonna804,635/
Sonni801,705/
Sonay801,616/
Sonyo80801/
Souny80641/
Shony80557/
Soney80453/
Soniy80341/
Zonny80122/
Sonoy80111/
Siony8037/
Sosny8024/
Soony8011/
Sonné808/
Szony805/
Suony802/
Soiny801/
Sohny801/
Sonnet734,957/
Songne733,861/
Sounna733,738/
Sounni732,594/
Sonner732,201/
Sonnie731,996/
Sonnoi731,714/
Sonaiy73916/
Songay73748/
Soinay73388/
Sonaya73265/
Szonyi73241/
Sounne73214/
Sionne73198/
Sonych73189/
Shanny73183/
Sonnis73170/
Shonyo73141/
Sanney73127/
Soinne73117/
Sunney73102/
Soiney7389/
Songoy7367/
Sonnee7367/
Shonna7362/
Shoney7361/
Songey7360/
Sionni7358/
Sonnei7357/
Sonnui7354/
Sonnai7351/
Sünney7351/
Sosnay7348/
Sonnes7346/
Souney7346/
Sionyi7343/
Sounyo7337/
Somnoy7337/
Sohney7334/
Soenne7333/
Sonneh7330/
Sianny7328/
Somnay7326/
Sunnay7325/
Shonay7324/
Sosney7324/
Songni7323/
Sannay7322/
Schony7321/
Shonyi7320/
Szanny7319/
Sosnyi7317/
Sanniy7316/
Sannoy7316/
Sonnii7314/
Soonyo7314/
Shunny7311/
Sunnny7311/
Sounay7311/
Sooney739/
Sunnyh739/
Shonne737/
Soonyi737/
Sannyi737/
Sonnez736/
Shouny736/
Sotney735/
Sonhay735/
Sannyo735/
Soinoy735/
Sunnyp734/
Shonoy734/
Soenni734/
Sonnip734/
Sionyo734/
Sonned733/
Sannny733/
Sonnio733/
Shonni732/
Sunnyy732/
Sjonøy732/
Suonne732/
Sunnyi732/
Sohnuy732/
Sosniy731/
Sahnny731/
Sohnne731/
Sonneu731/
Sonnit731/
Sonypp731/
Sunniy731/
Seunny731/
Suonyo731/
Sunnyo731/
Sioney731/
Sionna731/
Sionné731/
Sunnoy731/
Sonytz731/
Suunny731/
Sonahy731/
Sonngi731/
Soynoy731/
Sunnuy731/
Zohnny731/
Sonyth730/
Somney730/
Soni67517,124/
Sone6795,207/
Sona6748,070/
Sany6721,952/
Suny675,061/
Zony671,189/
Sonh67974/
Songnui67758/
Sonngai67748/
Songnoi67272/
Shonaya67223/
Sonnett67222/
Schonne67208/
Sionnet67194/
Shunney67173/
Sonnois67148/
Songnet67143/
Soingey6794/
Shanney6743/
Sosnych6743/
Schoney6733/
Sonj6726/
Soní6723/
Shonnie6720/
Sány6719/
Szonner6714/
Sonnich6713/
Chonnay6711/
Sotenni679/
Szoenyi679/
Sanngay679/
Sonyoha677/
Sangnuy677/
Sannaya676/
Soungni675/
Shannay674/
Shomnyi674/
Songnei674/
Songnit674/
Shonner673/
Sounahy673/
Shonoey672/
Sonnets672/
Sonniss672/
Sounnna672/
Songnes672/
Sunngay672/
Shongne672/
Songned672/
Schoony671/
Schonay671/
Sonneer671/
Sonnerr671/
Sonnish671/
Soonnie671/
Shoenne671/
Shonych671/
Suonnei671/
Sonî671/
Songaya671/
Soinnai671/
Sionnie671/
Shonnit671/
Shoiney671/
Sounnaa671/
Sounnee671/
Sounnie671/
Sounned671/
Xony671/
Chonnyi671/
Sounner670/
Shannoy670/
Shoeney670/
Shooney670/
Suinney670/

Sonny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonny in the Marathi language
सोन्यson'ya63.64
सोनीsoni36.36
Sonny in the Arabic language
صونيswny-

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