Sounu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Sounu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Sounu (965) may also be a first name.
Sounu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sounu (Hindi: सौनू, Marathi: सौनु) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Sounu are found; 55 percent are found in South Asia and 55 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sounu is also the 259,602nd most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 965 people.
The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 75 percent live and Rajasthan, where 25 percent live. Other than India Sounu exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sounu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sounu in the Hindi language | ||
| सौनू | saunu | 97.57 |
| सोनू | sonu | 0.93 |
| सोूनू | sounu | 0.56 |
| सौनु | saunu | 0.56 |
| सौणू | saunu | 0.19 |
| सोूनु | sounu | 0.19 |
| Sounu in the Marathi language | ||
| सौनु | saunu | 50 |
| सोनू | sonu | 50 |
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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 Sounu
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