All around the world, Sonaya (Sonaya 
) is quite a rare predominantly girly, but very seldom male forename. The first name Sonaya is habitual in Philippines, where it is a rare female name, India, where it is a rare principally feminine, but very infrequently boy's name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a very rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Philippines, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Sonaya is the last name as well as the forename.
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