Sonwani Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sonwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7361:1,042,20843,486
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Sonwani (226) may also be a first name.

Sonwani Last Name Facts

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

Sonwani (Hindi: सोनवानी, Marathi: सोनवानी, Oriya: େସାନୱାନୀ) is most common in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonwani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 431,914th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sonwani are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 598,137th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 226 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 736 people, or 1 in 1,042,208. In India it is primarily found in: Uttar Pradesh, where 31 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 20 percent are found and Chhattisgarh, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sonwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonwani in the Hindi language
सोनवानीsonavani98.62
सोनवनीsonavani1.38
Sonwani in the Marathi language
सोनवानीsonavani53.16
सोनवणीsonavani18.99
सोनवाणीsonavani16.46
सोनवनीsonavani5.06
सोन्वानीsonvani2.53
सोनवानेsonavane2.53
सोनवणेsonavane1.27
Sonwani in the Oriya language
େସାନୱାନୀesanawani33.33
େସାନ୍ୱାନିesanwani33.33
ସନୱାନୀsanawani33.33

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Footnotes

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