Sonu Surname
Approximately 18,800 people bear this surname
Sonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12,423 | 1:61,746 | 4,212 |
| South Korea | 3,963 | 1:12,930 | 114 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Romania | 268 | 1:74,917 | 8,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 168 | 1:54,537 | 5,365 |
| Pakistan | 123 | 1:1,452,389 | 16,004 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| Indonesia | 101 | 1:1,309,398 | 90,991 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93 | 1:87,674 | 11,644 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Turkey | 37 | 1:2,103,282 | 71,268 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Sonu (653,874) may also be a first name.
Sonu Demographics
Sonu Political Affiliation
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Sonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sonu (Bengali: সনু, Hindi: सोनू, Marathi: सोनू, Oriya: େସାନୁ, Tibetan: སོ་ནུ་) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sonu.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,574th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 387,635 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sonu live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,499th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 653,874 people.
The last name Sonu is most common in India, where it is carried by 12,423 people, or 1 in 61,746. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 41 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent are found and Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 21 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found.
Sonu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sonu last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the party.
The amount Sonu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.97% more than the national average, earning $53,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $50,617 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonu in the Tibetan language | ||
| སོ་ནུ་ | sonu | - |
| Sonu in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନୁ | esanu | 92.71 |
| ସନୁ | sanu | 4.73 |
| େଶାନୁ | esanu | 1.13 |
| ଶନୁ | sanu | 0.68 |
| େସାନୂ | esanu | 0.45 |
| ସୁନୁ | sunu | 0.08 |
| ଶୁନୁ | sunu | 0.08 |
| େଷାନୁ | esanu | 0.08 |
| ଛନୁ | chanu | 0.08 |
| Sonu in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनू | sonu | 92.34 |
| सोनु | sonu | 7.27 |
| सौनू | saunu | 0.26 |
| सॊनू | sonu | 0.04 |
| सोन | sona | 0.01 |
| सौनु | saunu | 0.01 |
| शोनू | sonu | 0.01 |
| सेानू | seanu | 0.01 |
| सोनू़ | sonu | 0.01 |
| ्सोनू | sonu | 0 |
| विन्दू | vindu | 0 |
| सोमू | somu | 0 |
| सोनाु | sonau | 0 |
| रेनू | renu | 0 |
| सोनो | sono | 0 |
| शौनू | saunu | 0 |
| सॊनु | sonu | 0 |
| ़सोनु | sonu | 0 |
| सीनू | sinu | 0 |
| सोनॅ | sone | 0 |
| शोनु | sonu | 0 |
| सेोनू | seonu | 0 |
| सानु | sanu | 0 |
| सैनू | sainu | 0 |
| सोनू् | sonu | 0 |
| ़सोनू | sonu | 0 |
| सेनू | senu | 0 |
| सोना | sona | 0 |
| मोनू | monu | 0 |
| सोनूु | sonuu | 0 |
| साेनू | saenu | 0 |
| सोनूू | sonuu | 0 |
| सोंनू | sonnu | 0 |
| सोनी | soni | 0 |
| सोणू | sonu | 0 |
| सानू | sanu | 0 |
| सोनु़ | sonu | 0 |
| Sonu in the Marathi language | ||
| सोनू | sonu | 60.97 |
| सोनु | sonu | 38.87 |
| सोणु | sonu | 0.03 |
| सोन | sona | 0.02 |
| सोनुु | sonuu | 0.01 |
| सॉनु | sonu | 0.01 |
| सोनू़ | sonu | 0.01 |
| सोना | sona | 0.01 |
| सोणू | sonu | 0.01 |
| सोनु़ | sonu | 0.01 |
| सोेनू | soenu | 0 |
| सोनुं | sonum | 0 |
| सोनूर् | sonur | 0 |
| सोनूू | sonuu | 0 |
| सोनाु | sonau | 0 |
| सोनुू | sonuu | 0 |
| सॊनू | sonu | 0 |
| सॊनु | sonu | 0 |
| सॉनू | sonu | 0 |
| सोेनु | soenu | 0 |
| सॉणु | sonu | 0 |
| सोनूु | sonuu | 0 |
| Sonu in the Bengali language | ||
| সনু | sanu | 50 |
| সোনু | sonu | 37.5 |
| সুনু | sunu | 12.5 |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonu
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