Sony Surname

15,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Sony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh13,0671:12,195978
DR Congo7,7581:9,5231,180
India4,8361:158,6169,916
Pakistan4,4371:40,2621,769
Indonesia1,4071:93,9949,811
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
Uganda5911:66,0567,462
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Nigeria4831:366,75519,624
United Arab Emirates4221:21,7122,501
Thailand3091:228,60338,549
Papua New Guinea2051:39,7744,819
Tanzania1901:278,64021,876
Cambodia1861:83,2642,242
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Congo1111:44,9474,237
Mexico901:1,379,18015,553
Israel741:115,64412,871
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Afghanistan721:446,5725,952
Ukraine641:711,29274,219
England621:898,67846,462
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Haiti141:763,13611,139
France121:5,535,227269,324
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
China101:136,732,1577,199
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Oman61:614,6626,082
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Sony (126,372) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonyi8923,121/
Sonny895,814/
Sonay891,616/
Sonyo89801/
Souny89641/
Shony89557/
Soney89453/
Soniy89341/
Sonoy89111/
Siony8937/
Sosny8924/
Soony8911/
Szony895/
Suony892/
Soiny891/
Sohny891/
Sonaiy80916/
Songay80748/
Sonney80649/
Sounny80515/
Soinay80388/
Sonaya80265/
Szonyi80241/
Sonnay80192/
Sonych80189/
Shonyo80141/
Sonnyy8091/
Soiney8089/
Songoy8067/
Shoney8061/
Songey8060/
Sosnay8048/
Souney8046/
Sionyi8043/
Sounyo8037/
Somnoy8037/
Sohney8034/
Sonnoy8030/
Somnay8026/
Shonay8024/
Sosney8024/
Sonnyi8022/
Schony8021/
Shonyi8020/
Sosnyi8017/
Soonyo8014/
Sounay8011/
Sooney809/
Soonyi807/
Sonniy806/
Shonny806/
Shouny806/
Sotney805/
Sonhay805/
Soinoy805/
Shonoy804/
Sionyo804/
Sionny803/
Sjonøy802/
Sohnuy802/
Sosniy801/
Sonypp801/
Suonyo801/
Sioney801/
Sonytz801/
Sonahy801/
Soynoy801/
Sonyth800/
Somney800/
Soni75517,124/
Sone7595,207/
Sona7548,070/
Sany7521,952/
Suny755,061/
Zony751,189/
Sonh75974/
Sonj7526/
Soní7523/
Sány7519/
Sonî751/
Xony751/
Shonaya73223/
Songnuy73177/
Sonnaya73120/
Soingey7394/
Sosnych7343/
Schoney7333/
Sounney7318/
Szoenyi739/
Sonyoha737/
Songnoy736/
Shomnyi734/
Sonngay734/
Sounahy733/
Shonoey732/
Shonney732/
Schoony731/
Schonay731/
Shonych731/
Songaya731/
Shoiney731/
Sonnoey731/
Shoeney730/
Shooney730/
Sunny6762,494/
Saney678,151/
Shone677,986/
Sonne677,385/
Soner677,271/
Songe677,039/
Sonet675,619/
Sohni675,504/
Sanny675,317/
Souna675,258/
Sanoy675,072/
Sonio675,059/
Zohny674,805/
Sonna674,635/
Sonhi673,967/
Soini673,450/
Sonii673,109/
Sunay673,035/
Saniy672,824/
Sanyo672,753/
Sione672,676/
Sones672,631/
Songi672,511/
Sonje672,363/
Sonea672,298/
Shona672,141/
Sonis672,102/
Soina672,069/
Souni671,909/
Sanay671,761/
Sonie671,712/
Sonni671,705/
Shoni671,604/
Soine671,368/
Sonai671,184/
Somni67984/
Soune67961/
Siona67943/
Sogni67917/
Szany67702/
Sonid67615/
Soona67544/
Sonoi67535/
Sonip67513/
Sanuy67499/
Sonit67494/
Sanyi67431/
Shany67371/
Sohne67359/
Sogne67357/
Sonih67336/
Sonij67292/
Sonee67289/
Soyna67275/
Soone67268/
Sunyi67196/
Soniş67153/
Soeni67136/
Somne67131/
Sosne67127/
Zonny67122/
Sonei67106/
Sunyo67104/
Schooney6792/
Sahny6786/
Suniy6772/
Sonez6770/
Sonaj6762/
Sonej6761/
Soneh6749/
Sónyi6749/
Çonay6742/
Suoni6738/
Siany6732/
Sonaa6732/
Sonhe6730/
Zoney6729/
Sauny6726/
Suone6724/
Soned6723/
Sotne6722/
Soinh6721/
Soene6719/
Suuny6719/
Sosni6717/
Sonep6716/
Suiny6716/
Zonay6713/
Soonh6713/
Soonhoey6712/
Sonui6711/
Soyne6710/
Saany6710/
Soiné6710/
Xonyi6710/
Süney6710/
Shuny678/
Sonné678/
Zouny677/
Soneu677/
Shonh676/
Suona675/
Suney674/
Soniz674/
Sojna674/
Soyni674/
Sonoa674/
Suonh673/
Sonuj672/
Sunoy672/
Sounh672/
Hsona672/
Sanyh671/
Siuny671/
Sjone671/
Szone671/
Sonéa671/
Jsone671/
Soneț671/
Soniç671/
Sotni671/
Sionè671/
Shonhaya671/
Shooneyt671/
Schoonyt671/
Sunyy671/
Sanyd671/
Sjany671/
Sjoni671/
Ssone671/
Zzony671/
Schotney670/
Schoeney670/
Sanhy670/

Sony Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sony in the Tibetan language
སོ་ནི་soni-
Sony in the Bengali language
সোনিsoni-
Sony in the Hindi language
सोनीsoni90.94
सौनीsauni8.55
शोनीsoni0.13
सोनूsonu0.13
सोनिsoni0.13
Sony in the Marathi language
सोन्यson'ya83.33
सोनयsonaya5.56
सोन्याson'ya5.56
सोनयाsonaya5.56
Sony in the Oriya language
େସାନିesani67.48
େସାନୀesani32.52

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sony
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