Sonswane Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sonswane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonswane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sonswane Last Name Facts

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

Sonswane (Marathi: सोनवणे) is most common in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonswane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Sonswane occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sonswane are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

Sonswane is most widely held in India, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Excluding India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonswane941/
Sonsvane882/
Soonswang821/
Sonsuan80158/
Sanswan801/
Sonswon800/
Sonsuang7583/
Concwane7510/
Zonswana751/
Somswang751/
Sanswana751/
Sanswani751/
Somsuan67231/
Sansuan6774/
Chonchwane6710/
Sansvan671/
Sanswon670/

Sonswane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonswane in the Marathi language
सोनवणेsonavane50
सोनावणेsonavane25
सोनवनेsonavane25

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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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  • 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 Sonswane
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