Sonyar Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sonyar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia401:110,2138,601
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sonyar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sonyar (Arabic: صونيار, Hindi: सोन्याृ) is most common in Liberia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonyar? popularity and diffusion

Sonyar is the 3,055,934th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sonyar are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Sonyar is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 110,213. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 85 percent live, Lofa County, where 13 percent live and Margibi County, where 3 percent live. Besides Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shonyar921/
Sanyar83200/
Soniar8381/
Sonhar8370/
Sunyar8370/
Sognar835/
Sonear835/
Sonjar833/
Sonihar7768/
Sonehar7715/
Susnyar778/
Shanyar774/
Somnhar773/
Soognar772/
Shunyar771/
Songnar771/
Sonjare771/
Sonniar771/
Sonayor771/
Sonharh771/
Soonhar771/
Sognard771/
Sanyard771/
Sanyoar771/
Sounear770/
Soñar7316/
Soignard7138/
Schonhar7117/
Sonajhar7112/
Sunyaard717/
Sonihare714/
Zonayyar712/
Saunyart711/
Sonijhar711/
Siongnar711/
Sanaiyar711/
Sonihard710/
Sanjar672,653/
Suniar67273/
Sunjar67196/
Sonjor67144/
Sanhar67105/
Sanyarova6780/
Saniar6747/
Sanyor6739/
Soongnart6732/
Zanyar6715/
Sanear6712/
Sunhar677/
Sugnar676/
Sunear674/
Schonhaar674/
Sanyahare671/
Shonehair671/
Shonehard671/
Zoniar671/
Sonijahar671/
Sonior671/
Somjar671/
Shonehart670/
Schonharr670/

Sonyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sonyar in the Hindi language
सोन्याृson'yar-
Sonyar in the Arabic language
صونيارswnyar-

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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
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  • 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 Sonyar
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