Sono Surname

23,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,489 people bear this surname

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

Sono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,0831:6,703866
Japan5,7051:22,4092,440
Indonesia2,8881:45,7935,183
Pakistan2,3841:74,9352,681
Peru8751:36,3253,494
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
India4131:1,857,30165,292
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
DR Congo3081:239,86923,092
Botswana2431:9,0001,624
Thailand2201:321,08355,306
Papua New Guinea1621:50,3326,316
Zimbabwe1361:113,51615,504
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
Niger1061:181,0576,330
Cameroon1021:203,61820,947
Uganda741:527,55829,544
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Albania651:44,8326,104
Solomon Islands521:11,1541,975
Ecuador441:361,4969,599
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Portugal381:274,16410,086
England321:1,741,18971,393
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
France91:7,380,302306,885
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Gabon91:209,9102,378
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Soño (11) are calculated separately.

Sono (53,809) may also be a first name.

Sono Last Name Facts

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

Sono (Arabic: صونو, Bengali: সোনো, Hindi: सोनो, Marathi: सोनो, Russian: Соно) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Soño. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sono? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sono is the 23,085th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 310,254 people. The surname Sono occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Sono live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 17,371st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 53,809 people.

Sono is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 8,083 people, or 1 in 6,703. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Limpopo, where 21 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 20 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Sono occurs in 73 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Sono Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sono has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sono last name rose 11,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sono Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sono last name is primarily Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sono are 37.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sono earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,794 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning R 171,828 per year; in United States they earn 16.12% more than the national average, earning $50,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning $50,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soño9211/
Songo8923,069/
Shono898,096/
Sonoo891,954/
Sonou891,306/
Sogno891,087/
Sonoi89535/
Sonno89345/
Somno89235/
Sosno89211/
Souno89189/
Suono89184/
Sonoy89111/
Sohno89106/
Sonop8952/
Sonot8942/
Sonoh8932/
Sjono8920/
Sonuo8918/
Sonos8917/
Sonoa894/
Sotno892/
Soino892/
Sonod892/
Soyno892/
Jsono891/
Zsono891/
Ssono891/
Shongo805,555/
Sounou801,716/
Sonnoi801,714/
Somnoi801,262/
Songoi80820/
Songou80455/
Siongo80304/
Sohnoh80128/
Sonnot80103/
Sotnot8076/
Songoy8067/
Soinot8059/
Sonnou8046/
Somnoy8037/
Songoo8031/
Sonnoy8030/
Sonous8030/
Shouno8023/
Sonnoh8021/
Sognos8020/
Sonois8018/
Soinoi8015/
Soingo8012/
Sonhot8012/
Sonngo809/
Sognot809/
Shonoo808/
Soungo808/
Sounno808/
Soïnou808/
Soinou807/
Shonot805/
Sohnos805/
Soinoy805/
Sonoop805/
Shonoy804/
Soynou804/
Sionoi804/
Shonos803/
Schono803/
Soongo802/
Sonhos802/
Sonhou802/
Soonoo802/
Sognou802/
Somnoo802/
Sonhoi801/
Sonosh801/
Soonno801/
Shonoi801/
Sonohu801/
Somnot801/
Somnou801/
Soonou801/
Sonouh801/
Sotnos801/
Sounoh801/
Sounot801/
Ssongo801/
Hsongo801/
Sgongo801/
Songno801/
Soinoh801/
Sognoi801/
Sonoup801/
Soynoy801/
Sonout800/
Shonop800/
Sounos800/
Sano75223,048/
Sona7548,070/
Çono7537/
Soungou73728/
Songnoo73327/
Sounnou73302/
Songnoi73272/
Sonnois73148/
Soonnoo7381/
Shoongo7375/
Shongoi7322/
Shoonoi7319/
Siomnou7317/
Songnot739/
Sjonost738/
Soonhoi737/
Songnoy736/
Sionoid734/
Shoungo734/
Somnhot733/
Soignot733/
Soonhoa733/
Schoono732/
Shoonho732/
Sonuoha732/
Soungoh732/
Sosnoud732/
Schongo731/
Soonoos731/
Shohnoh731/
Suonhoi731/
Songnou731/
Soonoha731/
Soonooa731/
Sonngou731/
Sougnou731/
Souhnou731/
Siomnoi731/
Shongoo731/
Soumnou731/
Sounhou731/
Schonot731/
Szounou731/
Siongoh731/
Sonooch731/
Soomnoi731/
Soonhoo731/
Soognoo731/
Sonnott730/
Sanou67242,503/
Sanoh6744,710/
Songa6736,581/
Sagno6733,154/
Sohna6723,705/
Sosna6710,048/
Zonou679,944/
Souna675,258/
Sanoy675,072/
Sonna674,635/
Somna672,404/
Sonat672,190/
Shona672,141/
Soina672,069/
Chono671,880/
Sanno671,860/
Sonah671,723/
Saano671,550/
Zonno671,343/
Shano671,317/
Siona67943/
Sanoi67822/
Soona67544/
Sanot67477/
Sanoj67467/
Sotna67465/
Sanoo67445/
Sahno67366/
Sauno67345/
Sanos67290/
Soyna67275/
Sonaz67250/
Sonap67238/
Sonad67221/
Sonas67213/
Sanod67135/
Samno67133/
Zonho6784/
Sogna6775/
Schonnop6772/
Sonau6766/
Sanoa6756/
Sonaç6745/
Satno6744/
Sonağ6737/
Zouno6733/
Sonaa6732/
Sougnoux6730/
Sanop6727/
Soungnoi6719/
Zonoh6717/
Seuno6713/
Shognosh679/
Soneu677/
Sgona676/
Sasno675/
Suona675/
Sojna674/
Ssano674/
Zonoi674/
Xhono674/
Çongo673/
Sanoz672/
Zonoo672/
Schoungo672/
Hsona672/
Jsona671/
Soyçinno671/
Szano671/
Xonoj671/
Soumgnou671/
Sounnnou671/
Sounnout671/
Soños671/
Sañno671/
Shongnoo671/
Çonoj671/
Schonott670/
Schonnot670/

Sono Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sono in the Bengali language
সোনোsono-
Sono in the Marathi language
सोनोsono-
Sono in the Hindi language
सोनोsono96.85
सोनूsonu2.19
सोनीsoni0.29
सोनाsona0.19
सॊनॊsono0.19
सन्नोsanno0.1
सोनोंsonom0.1
सॉनोsono0.1
Sono in the Russian language
Соноsono-
Sono in the Arabic language
صونوswnw-

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