Sonowal Surname

3,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sonowal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonowal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151,1601:5,075454
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sonowal (151) may also be a first name.

Sonowal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonowal (Hindi: सोनोवाल, Marathi: सोनोवाल, Oriya: େସାେନାୱାଲ) is most common in India. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sonowal.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonowal? popularity and diffusion

Sonowal is the 3,718th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 48,203 people. Sonowal is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonowal live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sonowal is also the 749,223rd most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 151 people.

The last name Sonowal is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 151,160 people, or 1 in 5,075. In India Sonowal is most common in: Assam, where 96 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 4 percent live and Delhi, where 0 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonowwal9329/
Sonowaal9324/
Sonouwal9320/
Sonowall9320/
Soonowal9315/
Sosnowal9315/
Sonoweal9315/
Somnowal9310/
Sonoiwal9310/
Sonnowal9310/
Soinowal931/
Sojnowal931/
Sonoewal931/
Sonoowal931/
Sonowald931/
Sonowasl931/
Ssonowal931/
Sonuwal862,990/
Sonawal86434/
Sanowal86186/
Sunowal86117/
Conowal8623/
Sonoval8614/
Sonewal862/
Sonawale801,026/
Conowall8011/
Sonuwall8010/
Sonovale809/
Sonuwale802/
Sonewaal801/
Sounuwal801/
Somnawal801/
Schonewal751/
Sonaval711,979/
Sanawal71958/
Sunuwal71905/
Conoval71348/
Sunoval71110/
Sanuwal7167/
Sanoval7145/
Sunawal7124/
Jonawal7120/
Soneval7117/
Sanewal717/
Schonowoll716/
Senoval715/
Senawal714/
Sanobal713/
Sonubol711/
Sonabal711/
Shoenewall710/
Sonavale677,716/
Sunuwall6793/
Sonuvale6713/
Soinaval676/
Sanehwal675/
Sangawal672/
Shanawal671/
Shanoval671/
Shonaval671/
Shunuwal671/
Sanaawal671/
Sanovall671/
Sanovale671/
Sanooval671/
Sanoobal671/
Sanoubal671/
Shenewal670/

Sonowal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonowal in the Hindi language
सोनोवालsonovala-
Sonowal in the Oriya language
େସାେନାୱାଲesaenawala-
Sonowal in the Marathi language
सोनोवालsonovala-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonowal
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