Sonsay Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sonsay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sonsay (1,663) may also be a first name.
Sonsay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonsay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonsay (Marathi: सोनसाय, Oriya: ସନସାୟ) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonsay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Sonsay occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Sonsay are found; 67 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Sonsay is also the 188,831st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 1,663 people.
It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 11,117,346. In Turkey Sonsay is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 100 percent live. Aside from Turkey it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonsay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonsay in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनसाय | sonasaya | 88.24 |
| सोन्साय | sonsaya | 5.88 |
| साय | saya | 5.88 |
| Sonsay in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନସାୟ | sanasaya | 50 |
| େସାନସାୟ | esanasaya | 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 Sonsay
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