Sooni Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sooni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sooni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1031:1,734,40717,708
India131:59,005,029552,550
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sooni (1,216) may also be a first name.

Sooni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sooni (Hindi: सूनी, Marathi: सोनी, Oriya: ସୁନି) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sooni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname Sooni is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sooni reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 79 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 227,056th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 1,216 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 1,734,407. In Pakistan Sooni is most frequent in: Sindh, where 92 percent live, Punjab, where 6 percent live and Balochistan, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Uganda, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohoni911,845/
Shooni9115/
Soonyi917/
Sojoni913/
Sahooni838/
Sohonie834/
Shohoni831/
Soohani831/
Saoni80184/
Soani8082/
Shoohani7721/
Shahooni773/
Shouonip771/
Sohani735,476/
Saonoi7392/
Sahoni7387/
Saonih7383/
Sohone7344/
Sooane7324/
Saouni7322/
Shaoni7318/
Sohony7312/
Shoani7310/
Saonit7310/
Zouoni736/
Soamni734/
Sojona733/
Saonhi733/
Soanni732/
Souone732/
Soanis732/
Saonyi731/
Suoani731/
Soangi731/
Saoona731/
Soanie731/
Saonai731/
Soyona731/
Sojone731/
Soahni731/
Soanai731/
Sauoni731/
Shohani67567/
Shahoni67192/
Souanis6798/
Saounai6779/
Shaouni6775/
Zouonni6749/
Shohone6740/
Shoanei6721/
Soihani6717/
Sohanih6711/
Sohoney676/
Sojjani676/
Sahouni674/
Sohonee674/
Sohaniy674/
Sohaniz673/
Shouani673/
Sahuoni671/
Sohouna671/
Soannis671/
Souagni671/
Schoony671/
Hsohani671/
Sohanyi671/
Sohanio671/
Sohanni671/
Sohhani671/
Sohonne671/
Saounie671/
Shojony671/
Sohones670/

Sooni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sooni in the Oriya language
ସୁନିsuni-
Sooni in the Marathi language
सोनीsoni83.33
सोनाजीsonaji8.33
सुनीsuni8.33
Sooni in the Hindi language
सूनीsuni65.52
सोनीsoni27.59
सोोनीsooni3.45
सोणीsoni3.45

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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 Sooni
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