Sonohara Surname

195,301st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sonohara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sonohara Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,0691:61,7904,602
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sonohara (13) may also be a first name.

Sonohara Last Name Facts

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

Sonohara occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonohara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sonohara is the 195,301st most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,391,134 people. Sonohara is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sonohara live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Sonohara is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 2,069 people, or 1 in 61,790. In Japan Sonohara is primarily concentrated in: Nagano Prefecture, where 24 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Gifu Prefecture, where 15 percent live. Beside Japan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonoara931/
Chonohara8225/
Sonaehara825/
Shanohara821/
Sanoara8011/
Samnohatra781/
Sanoaro671/
Jonoaro671/
Shahnoora591/
Caanouara591/
Janoaro534/
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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 Sonohara
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