How common is the surname Soni?

3,437 people in the United States had the surname Soni in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,830 Americans. It ranked 9,466th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Soni?

Rebecca Soni, American swimmer.

Where is the surname Soni most common?

Wikidata records people named Soni in the United States.

Is the surname Soni getting more or less common?

More common. 1,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,437 in 2010, up 86%.

The surname Soni

A surname, carried by 3,437 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Soni is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,437 people named Soni in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,830 Americans. That is up 86% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,846.

#9,466

rank among US surnames

3,437

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+86.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,755)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,458	Borrelli	3,440	89,752
#9,461	Hoban	3,439	89,778
#9,464	Cavallo	3,438	89,804
#9,466	Poulson	3,437	89,830
#9,471	Spradley	3,434	89,908
#9,473	Scalf	3,433	89,935

Who is named Soni

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Soni identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 89%
White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Sonis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rebecca Soni
American swimmer, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Soni

Soni has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

Questions

How common is the surname Soni?: 3,437 people in the United States had the surname Soni in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,830 Americans. It ranked 9,466th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Soni?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Soni identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Soni?: Rebecca Soni, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Soni most common?: Wikidata records people named Soni in the United States.
Is the surname Soni getting more or less common?: More common. 1,846 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,437 in 2010, up 86%.