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 held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 28,574th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 387,635 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Sonu live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sonu is also the 1,499th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 653,874 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 12,423 people, or 1 in 61,746. In India Sonu is most frequent in: Bihar, where 41 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 19 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Aside from India Sonu exists in 61 countries. It is also found in South Korea, where 21 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 3 percent reside.
Sonu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sonu surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.16% registered with the political 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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