Sony Surname
Approximately 36,638 people bear this surname
Sony Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 13,067 | 1:12,195 | 978 |
| DR Congo | 7,758 | 1:9,523 | 1,180 |
| India | 4,836 | 1:158,616 | 9,916 |
| Pakistan | 4,437 | 1:40,262 | 1,769 |
| Indonesia | 1,407 | 1:93,994 | 9,811 |
| Egypt | 915 | 1:100,476 | 8,511 |
| Uganda | 591 | 1:66,056 | 7,462 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Nigeria | 483 | 1:366,755 | 19,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 422 | 1:21,712 | 2,501 |
| Thailand | 309 | 1:228,603 | 38,549 |
| Papua New Guinea | 205 | 1:39,774 | 4,819 |
| Tanzania | 190 | 1:278,640 | 21,876 |
| Cambodia | 186 | 1:83,264 | 2,242 |
| United States | 145 | 1:2,499,717 | 152,655 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Congo | 111 | 1:44,947 | 4,237 |
| Mexico | 90 | 1:1,379,180 | 15,553 |
| Israel | 74 | 1:115,644 | 12,871 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Afghanistan | 72 | 1:446,572 | 5,952 |
| Ukraine | 64 | 1:711,292 | 74,219 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | 1:29,001 | 5,821 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Sony (126,372) may also be a first name.
Sony Demographics
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Sony Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sony Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sony (Bengali: সোনি, Hindi: सोनी, Marathi: सोन्य, Oriya: େସାନି, Tibetan: སོ་ནི་) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sony click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sony? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,200th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 198,907 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Sony are found; 61 percent are found in South Asia and 48 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sony is also the 8,217th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 126,372 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is carried by 13,067 people, or 1 in 12,195. Other than Bangladesh this last name occurs in 101 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Sony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sony has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sony surname rose 483 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 477 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sony Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sony last name is primarily Christian (45%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Sony surname are 32.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.79% registered with the party.
The amount Sony earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $39,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.75% less than the national average, earning $32,915 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonyi | 89 | 23,121 | / |
| Sonny | 89 | 5,814 | / |
| Sonay | 89 | 1,616 | / |
| Sonyo | 89 | 801 | / |
| Souny | 89 | 641 | / |
| Shony | 89 | 557 | / |
| Soney | 89 | 453 | / |
| Soniy | 89 | 341 | / |
| Sonoy | 89 | 111 | / |
| Siony | 89 | 37 | / |
| Sosny | 89 | 24 | / |
| Soony | 89 | 11 | / |
| Szony | 89 | 5 | / |
| Suony | 89 | 2 | / |
| Soiny | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sohny | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sonaiy | 80 | 916 | / |
| Songay | 80 | 748 | / |
| Sonney | 80 | 649 | / |
| Sounny | 80 | 515 | / |
| Soinay | 80 | 388 | / |
| Sonaya | 80 | 265 | / |
| Szonyi | 80 | 241 | / |
| Sonnay | 80 | 192 | / |
| Sonych | 80 | 189 | / |
| Shonyo | 80 | 141 | / |
| Sonnyy | 80 | 91 | / |
| Soiney | 80 | 89 | / |
| Songoy | 80 | 67 | / |
| Shoney | 80 | 61 | / |
| Songey | 80 | 60 | / |
| Sosnay | 80 | 48 | / |
| Souney | 80 | 46 | / |
| Sionyi | 80 | 43 | / |
| Sounyo | 80 | 37 | / |
| Somnoy | 80 | 37 | / |
| Sohney | 80 | 34 | / |
| Sonnoy | 80 | 30 | / |
| Somnay | 80 | 26 | / |
| Shonay | 80 | 24 | / |
| Sosney | 80 | 24 | / |
| Sonnyi | 80 | 22 | / |
| Schony | 80 | 21 | / |
| Shonyi | 80 | 20 | / |
| Sosnyi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Soonyo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Sounay | 80 | 11 | / |
| Sooney | 80 | 9 | / |
| Soonyi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sonniy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shonny | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shouny | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sotney | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sonhay | 80 | 5 | / |
| Soinoy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shonoy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sionyo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sionny | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sjonøy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sohnuy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sosniy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonypp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suonyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sioney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonytz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonahy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soynoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sonyth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Somney | 80 | 0 | / |
| Soni | 75 | 517,124 | / |
| Sone | 75 | 95,207 | / |
| Sona | 75 | 48,070 | / |
| Sany | 75 | 21,952 | / |
| Suny | 75 | 5,061 | / |
| Zony | 75 | 1,189 | / |
| Sonh | 75 | 974 | / |
| Sonj | 75 | 26 | / |
| Soní | 75 | 23 | / |
| Sány | 75 | 19 | / |
| Sonî | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xony | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shonaya | 73 | 223 | / |
| Songnuy | 73 | 177 | / |
| Sonnaya | 73 | 120 | / |
| Soingey | 73 | 94 | / |
| Sosnych | 73 | 43 | / |
| Schoney | 73 | 33 | / |
| Sounney | 73 | 18 | / |
| Szoenyi | 73 | 9 | / |
| Sonyoha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Songnoy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shomnyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sonngay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sounahy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shonoey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shonney | 73 | 2 | / |
| Schoony | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schonay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shonych | 73 | 1 | / |
| Songaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shoiney | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sonnoey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shoeney | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shooney | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sunny | 67 | 62,494 | / |
| Saney | 67 | 8,151 | / |
| Shone | 67 | 7,986 | / |
| Sonne | 67 | 7,385 | / |
| Soner | 67 | 7,271 | / |
| Songe | 67 | 7,039 | / |
| Sonet | 67 | 5,619 | / |
| Sohni | 67 | 5,504 | / |
| Sanny | 67 | 5,317 | / |
| Souna | 67 | 5,258 | / |
| Sanoy | 67 | 5,072 | / |
| Sonio | 67 | 5,059 | / |
| Zohny | 67 | 4,805 | / |
| Sonna | 67 | 4,635 | / |
| Sonhi | 67 | 3,967 | / |
| Soini | 67 | 3,450 | / |
| Sonii | 67 | 3,109 | / |
| Sunay | 67 | 3,035 | / |
| Saniy | 67 | 2,824 | / |
| Sanyo | 67 | 2,753 | / |
| Sione | 67 | 2,676 | / |
| Sones | 67 | 2,631 | / |
| Songi | 67 | 2,511 | / |
| Sonje | 67 | 2,363 | / |
| Sonea | 67 | 2,298 | / |
| Shona | 67 | 2,141 | / |
| Sonis | 67 | 2,102 | / |
| Soina | 67 | 2,069 | / |
| Souni | 67 | 1,909 | / |
| Sanay | 67 | 1,761 | / |
| Sonie | 67 | 1,712 | / |
| Sonni | 67 | 1,705 | / |
| Shoni | 67 | 1,604 | / |
| Soine | 67 | 1,368 | / |
| Sonai | 67 | 1,184 | / |
| Somni | 67 | 984 | / |
| Soune | 67 | 961 | / |
| Siona | 67 | 943 | / |
| Sogni | 67 | 917 | / |
| Szany | 67 | 702 | / |
| Sonid | 67 | 615 | / |
| Soona | 67 | 544 | / |
| Sonoi | 67 | 535 | / |
| Sonip | 67 | 513 | / |
| Sanuy | 67 | 499 | / |
| Sonit | 67 | 494 | / |
| Sanyi | 67 | 431 | / |
| Shany | 67 | 371 | / |
| Sohne | 67 | 359 | / |
| Sogne | 67 | 357 | / |
| Sonih | 67 | 336 | / |
| Sonij | 67 | 292 | / |
| Sonee | 67 | 289 | / |
| Soyna | 67 | 275 | / |
| Soone | 67 | 268 | / |
| Sunyi | 67 | 196 | / |
| Soniş | 67 | 153 | / |
| Soeni | 67 | 136 | / |
| Somne | 67 | 131 | / |
| Sosne | 67 | 127 | / |
| Zonny | 67 | 122 | / |
| Sonei | 67 | 106 | / |
| Sunyo | 67 | 104 | / |
| Schooney | 67 | 92 | / |
| Sahny | 67 | 86 | / |
| Suniy | 67 | 72 | / |
| Sonez | 67 | 70 | / |
| Sonaj | 67 | 62 | / |
| Sonej | 67 | 61 | / |
| Soneh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Sónyi | 67 | 49 | / |
| Çonay | 67 | 42 | / |
| Suoni | 67 | 38 | / |
| Siany | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sonaa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sonhe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Zoney | 67 | 29 | / |
| Sauny | 67 | 26 | / |
| Suone | 67 | 24 | / |
| Soned | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sotne | 67 | 22 | / |
| Soinh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Soene | 67 | 19 | / |
| Suuny | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sosni | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sonep | 67 | 16 | / |
| Suiny | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zonay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soonh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soonhoey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sonui | 67 | 11 | / |
| Soyne | 67 | 10 | / |
| Saany | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soiné | 67 | 10 | / |
| Xonyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Süney | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shuny | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sonné | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zouny | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soneu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shonh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Suona | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suney | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soniz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sojna | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soyni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sonoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suonh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sonuj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sunoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sounh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siuny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonéa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soneț | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soniç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sotni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sionè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shonhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shooneyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoonyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sunyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zzony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schotney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schoeney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sanhy | 67 | 0 | / |
Sony Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sony in the Tibetan language | ||
| སོ་ནི་ | soni | - |
| Sony in the Bengali language | ||
| সোনি | soni | - |
| Sony in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनी | soni | 90.94 |
| सौनी | sauni | 8.55 |
| शोनी | soni | 0.13 |
| सोनू | sonu | 0.13 |
| सोनि | soni | 0.13 |
| Sony in the Marathi language | ||
| सोन्य | son'ya | 83.33 |
| सोनय | sonaya | 5.56 |
| सोन्या | son'ya | 5.56 |
| सोनया | sonaya | 5.56 |
| Sony in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାନି | esani | 67.48 |
| େସାନୀ | esani | 32.52 |
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