Throughout the world, Sônia (سونيا 
, Сония 
, Sônia 
) is quite a common female given name. The first name Sônia is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but scarcely male name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare feminine name, and Sudan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Syria, Russia, and Sudan. Much less frequently, Sônia is the last name as well as the forename.
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| سونيا | Iran, Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Сония | Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Turkey |
| Sônia | Brazil, Portugal, United States, Angola, France |
| ソニア | Japan |
Sônia is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sonya Blade , the fictional Mortal Kombat character; Red Sonja , the fictional character; Jacqui Briggs , the Mortal Kombat character, Mortal Kombat 11; Red Sonya of Rogatino , character in The Shadow of the Vulture and Sonja , the fictional character in the film series Underworld, and in many other works.
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sônia oiticica Brazilian actress, BR (b. 1918) |
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sônia mamede Brazilian actress, BR (b. 1936) |
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sônia maria de moraes angel jones Brazilian teacher (1946-1973), BR (b. 1946) |
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sônia guajajara Brazilian female environmentalist, indigenous rights activist, and politician, BR (b. 1974) |
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sônia benedito Brazilian volleyball player, BR (b. 1978) |
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| sônia guedes Brazilian actress (1932-2019), BR (b. 1932) |
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| sônia dutra Brazilian actress, BR (b. 1937) |
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| sônia delfino Brazilian vocalist, BR (b. 1942) |
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| sônia castro (b. 1934) |
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| sônia junqueira Brazilian writer, BR (b. 1945) |
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| sônia maria brandão de freitas person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1948) |
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| sônia clara Brazilian actress, BR (b. 1949) |
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| sônia furtado Brazilian painter, BR (b. 1950) |
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| sônia saturnino braga Brazilian sociologist, BR (b. 1950) |
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| sônia regina teixeira person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection, BR (b. 1951) |
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