Sonyan Surname
Approximately 122 people bear this surname
Sonyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 78 | 1:37,566 | 2,044 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sonyan (252) may also be a first name.
Sonyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sonyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sonyan (Russian: Сонян) occurs more in Armenia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sonyan.
How Common Is The Last Name Sonyan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,637,889th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 90 percent of Sonyan are found; 64 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Armeno-West Asia. Sonyan is also the 561,423rd most prevalent forename world-wide, borne by 252 people.
It is most frequently held in Armenia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 37,566. In Armenia Sonyan is primarily concentrated in: Yerevan, where 36 percent are found, Aragatsotn Province, where 28 percent are found and Shirak Province, where 21 percent are found. Barring Armenia this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sonyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sonyan in the Russian language | ||
| Сонян | sonan | - |
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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 Sonyan
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