Sound Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sound Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sound Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,1411:28,1801,252
Canada581:635,26952,014
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
India321:23,970,793327,222
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
England61:9,286,343223,652
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Sound (659) may also be a first name.

Sound Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sound (Arabic: سوند, Marathi: साउंड, Russian: Соунд) is most common in Afghanistan. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sound? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,346th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,525,054 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sound reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Sound is also the 323,427th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 659 people.

Sound is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 1,141 people, or 1 in 28,180. In Afghanistan it is most numerous in: Paktika, where 27 percent live, Helmand, where 20 percent live and Logar, where 11 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.

Sound Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sound has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sound Last Name Statistics demography

Sound earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.64% less than the national average, earning $41,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soundh9156/
Soundz9148/
Sounds912/
Shound911/
Sund898,123/
Soun891,650/
Sond891,212/
Shoundh831/
Shounds830/
Soung802,141/
Shoun802,048/
Saund802,010/
Sundt801,612/
Sundh801,116/
Sondh801,074/
Sohun80995/
Soune80961/
Sonds80242/
Sunds8087/
Souen8080/
Suend8068/
Soond8033/
Shond8021/
Sondt8021/
Sount8016/
Sundd8015/
Sundø8014/
Shund8012/
Åsund809/
Sjoun806/
Sounn805/
Sounq805/
Sonnd802/
Sunnd802/
Sounh802/
Sgoun802/
Seund801/
Sondz801/
Zound800/
Souhn800/
Sun7519,702,918/
Son75904,535/
Sousin731,258/
Souyan73848/
Saundh73370/
Sounth73237/
Sounne73214/
Jåsund73212/
Schoun73199/
Hssoun73137/
Soujon7391/
Saunds7387/
Souten7381/
Sayoun7355/
Sougne7355/
Sundås7354/
Sounte7346/
Schond7330/
Soujan7330/
Shoung7328/
Souene7324/
Soucin7320/
Shoune7320/
Shounk7319/
Shaund7314/
Seyoun7311/
Suyand7311/
Soutin7310/
Schund737/
Soueng735/
Soondh735/
Saioun735/
Sousen734/
Seeoun734/
Suyend734/
Shouen733/
Saouen733/
Soucen732/
Shoend732/
Soumne732/
Sajoun732/
Saiund731/
Saunnd731/
Chound731/
Shonds731/
Sutynd731/
Suyond731/
Soujen731/
Sounts731/
Soutne731/
Hsoune731/
Souent731/
Shgund731/
Shohun731/
Sounhe731/
Soujin731/
Siouen731/
Souyon731/
Susend731/
Hsoung731/
Shunds730/
Southn730/
Suonnd730/
Song6711,305,728/
Sone6795,207/
Sung6740,877/
Sand6731,396/
Soon6729,132/
Suen6722,124/
Sion6719,670/
Sohn6714,296/
Seun674,991/
Soen674,857/
Sune674,664/
Shun674,594/
Saun674,247/
Soin673,525/
Shon673,207/
Soum672,909/
Suin672,905/
Sonn672,022/
Suon671,221/
Sunn671,192/
Sumn671,066/
Siun671,043/
Sonh67974/
Zond67700/
Zoun67578/
Sunt67239/
Soyn67229/
Syon67219/
Suun67205/
Seyhoun67189/
Sont67167/
Zund67162/
Jøssund67139/
Sunh6797/
Hsun6791/
Soussen6790/
Suhn6786/
Šoun6785/
Soungue6772/
Sson6761/
Schuind6749/
Sjun6746/
Seihoun6746/
Json6743/
Soussin6742/
Szun6726/
Shouten6724/
Shoutin6720/
Somd6719/
Suyn6717/
Sgun6716/
Souchen6712/
Sumd6712/
Sayoune6711/
Shuindt6711/
Szon6710/
Sounthe6710/
Sünd678/
Hson677/
Sosn677/
Sondová677/
Seyoung676/
Sunc676/
Sundsås676/
Sunq675/
Somn675/
Sayoung675/
Sounowa675/
Sonehed675/
Sondova675/
Sgon674/
Shouyan673/
Seyoune673/
Sayhoun673/
Sunehed673/
Sooyand672/
Susn672/
Xond672/
Schundt672/
Sonq672/
Sujn672/
Shayoun672/
Sounova672/
Sundova672/
Sojn672/
Sousing672/
Souting671/
Sahjoun671/
Schondt671/
Schounk671/
Shuyond671/
Shoujin671/
Shousen671/
Shhouen671/
Shaundh671/
Suchind671/
Ssun671/
Souyane671/
Soujong671/
Shaouen671/
Sjøsund671/
Souyang671/
Souyong671/
Soën671/
Soïn671/
Sahouen671/
Schoung671/
Sayyond671/
Shouene671/
Jsun671/
Sotn671/
Soujang671/
Sxun671/
Xson671/
Soutten670/
Shoujen670/
Suyandt670/
Shouion670/

Sound Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sound in the Marathi language
साउंडsa'unda75
साऊंडsa'unda25
Sound in the Russian language
Соундsound-
Sound in the Arabic language
سوندswnd-
سُليماsulyma-
سليماslyma-

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Footnotes

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