Across the world, 曾根 (Sone 
, 曾根 
, Сонэ 
) is a common mostly boy's, but uncommonly female forename. The first name 曾根 is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, India, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently feminine name, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Cameroon, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, 曾根 is the last name as well as the forename.