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

The last name Sonny (Arabic: صوني, Marathi: सोन्य) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonny? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 83,294^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,253,448 people. The surname Sonny is predominantly found in Africa, where 30 percent of Sonny live; 25 percent live in Oceania Islands and 25 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 6,255^th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 168,173 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried 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. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name 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 prevalency of Sonny has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,777 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sonny Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Sonny last name are 4.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.45% registered to vote for the political 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.