Sonpa Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Sonpa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Sonpa (46) may also be a first name.
Sonpa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonpa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sonpa (Hindi: सोंपा, Marathi: सोनबा) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonpa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Sonpa live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 46 people.
The last name Sonpa is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,210,834. In Thailand Sonpa is most numerous in: Lamphun Province, where 82 percent live, Bangkok, where 5 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 5 percent live. Apart from Thailand this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 24 percent live and India, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonpa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonpa in the Hindi language | ||
| सोंपा | sompa | 56.25 |
| सोनपा | sonapa | 31.25 |
| सोनपाल | sonapala | 12.5 |
| Sonpa in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनबा | sonaba | 50 |
| सोनपा | sonapa | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Sonpa
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