MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sonava mean?
The feminine name Sonava belongs to eastern Hindi household naming. Its root is sonā, gold, followed by the regional affectionate ending -va.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोनवा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sonava in Indian usage
6,972 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (93.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 6,549 records (93.9%).
- Recorded as male: 423 records (6.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 571 |
| 1950s | 1,054 |
| 1960s | 2,191 |
| 1970s | 1,762 |
| 1980s | 859 |
| 1990s | 252 |
| Other decades | 283 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 3,525 |
| Jharkhand | 2,030 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,143 |
| Other states | 274 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001