Sonyai Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sonyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sonyai Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2881:245,27241,574
India1751:4,383,231115,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sonyai (11) may also be a first name.

Sonyai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonyai occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonyai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 650,013th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 15,672,142 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sonyai reside; 62 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Sonyai is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 245,272. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Phichit Province, where 47 percent live, Lopburi Province, where 45 percent live and Bangkok, where 5 percent live. Besides Thailand this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonyai921/
Soniai83202/
Sunyai83199/
Sanyai83158/
Sonyoi838/
Soneai831/
Sonaiyaid801/
Shunyai7771/
Soniaei7754/
Szunyai774/
Sianyai772/
Saniai679/
Sonjae676/
Sanyoi676/
Sonjaijit674/
Saneai672/
Zanyai671/
Sonhaj671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sonyai
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