Sonty Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sonty Surname User-submission:

Likely related to the ginger root from which chai is made from.

Sonty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India581:13,225,265229,403
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sonty (384) may also be a first name.

Sonty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Likely related to the ginger root from which chai is made from.

- easterngod

Sonty Last Name Facts

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

Sonty (Hindi: सोन्टी, Marathi: सोन्ती) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonty? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,894,523rd most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Sonty reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sonty is also the 442,333rd most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 384 people.

This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 13,225,265. In India Sonty is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent are found, Telangana, where 22 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 19 percent are found. Other than India this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Sonty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sonty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sonty surname expanded 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sonty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sonty surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Sonty earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 57.88% more than the national average, earning $68,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sontay919,685/
Sontyo91352/
Shonty9130/
Sontty918/
Sontey917/
Sonthy916/
Sounty915/
Sontiy911/
Sontoy911/
Sontyi911/
Soonty910/
Sontaya8325/
Shontay836/
Soontay835/
Sonntay831/
Shonthy831/
Soontyo831/
Siontay831/
Sonthey830/
Sonti808,913/
Santy805,130/
Sonta803,095/
Sonte80871/
Sunty8019/
Sonté801/
Sontê801/
Sonthaya77321/
Sontyoyi7720/
Sosentiy779/
Santay737,994/
Sonthi734,100/
Sontie733,336/
Santoy731,351/
Sontha731,083/
Sonter73986/
Suntay73826/
Shanty73699/
Shonti73527/
Sontea73451/
Sointa73433/
Çontay73226/
Sonthe73167/
Santhy73147/
Sionti73145/
Santiy73102/
Santty7388/
Sionta7380/
Sounta7373/
Santuy7360/
Shonta7358/
Santey7357/
Sianty7354/
Sontti7347/
Sounte7346/
Soonti7338/
Sontai7337/
Sontis7333/
Sontip7331/
Shonte7327/
Sounti7325/
Sontes7317/
Santyo7317/
Sontta7314/
Sontte7314/
Sontio7314/
Sionte7311/
Suntoy7310/
Sontér7310/
Shunty736/
Sontee736/
Suntiy734/
Sontei734/
Szanty733/
Sontoi733/
Santyi733/
Sonhte732/
Sontep732/
Suntyo732/
Sántay732/
Sonnta732/
Soonta732/
Suntey731/
Sointe731/
Somthy731/
Sontaa731/
Sontaj731/
Sontii731/
Suonte731/
Suonti731/
Sonteh731/
Sóntay731/
Saanty731/
Somtuy731/
Somnte731/
Sontit731/
Sontui731/
Sonted731/
Saunty730/
Shonthi67496/
Sonthip67463/
Santaya67383/
Sonthet67303/
Siontis67276/
Sonthai67194/
Sunthiy67165/
Sonthep67159/
Szántay67121/
Shantiy67118/
Chontay67103/
Shoente67102/
Suntych6768/
Shanthy6745/
Shaunty6743/
Shantay6739/
Szantay6738/
Shontee6733/
Sontich6728/
Sountis6727/
Szántóy6720/
Soontai6715/
Shonter6714/
Shonteh6714/
Siontie6713/
Shontha6712/
Soontit6712/
Schanty6712/
Soonter6712/
Santaiy6711/
Santhay6711/
Sounthe6710/
Sointio679/
Shonthe679/
Suontio679/
Santhiy679/
Suontaa678/
Shounta678/
Sountio677/
Sontaja676/
Soontha675/
Sountha675/
Suontie675/
Sointei675/
Shantey674/
Sundtay674/
Siontes674/
Chontey673/
Shontti673/
Sonthed673/
Shontis672/
Sonteth672/
Sauntay671/
Santouy671/
Somntiz671/
Sonntaj671/
Sonnter671/
Sontaia671/
Sontthe671/
Soontie671/
Shontea671/
Shontez671/
Shounti671/
Sotinti671/
Santhey671/
Somnteh671/
Sonthio671/
Sountoi671/
Santoyp671/
Santycz671/
Sonthit671/
Santoys671/
Sgantyo671/
Saantey671/
Sohnthi671/
Soontee671/
Sonteph671/
Sonthaa671/
Sonthee671/
Suntaya671/
Sointer670/
Shuntay670/
Sonther670/
Schonte670/

Sonty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonty in the Hindi language
सोन्टीsonti-
Sonty in the Marathi language
सोन्तीsonti75
सोनटीsonati25

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