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Soni is a Suryavanshi Khatri family surname originating from the Punjab region of the Indian Subcontinent.
The Sonis belong to the kshatriya varna (the princely military order in Vedic society).

Soni along with the Chopra, Dhawan, Batta, Bandha, Kakar, Mahindru, Sahgal, Tandon, Vohra, Wadhaun, and Wahi form the Barah-Ghar group of Khatris.

Soni is a khatri punjabi gotra. Soni is also among BrahmaKshatriya Khatri.

Places

  • Soni, Maharashtra
    Soni, Maharashtra
    Soni is very small village in Taluka - Miraj in southern Maharashtra State, India. Farming is the main business in Soni.- From the Maharashtra Gazette :*Village Name: Soni*Direction : N*Travelling distance: 12.0*Area Soni is very small village in Taluka - Miraj in southern Maharashtra State, India....

    , a village in India
  • Soni, Nara
    Soni, Nara
    is a village located in Uda District, Nara, Japan.As of 2005, the village has an estimated population of 2,230 and a density of 46.61 persons per km². The total area is 47.84 km².-Geography:...

    , a village in Japan
  • Soni, Tanzania, a village in the Usambara Mountains
    Usambara Mountains
    The Usambara Mountains are a mountain range in North-East Tanzania, approximately long and ranging from 20 to in width. Mountains in the range rise as high as 8,000 ft ....

     in north-east Tanzania,

People

  • Ambika Soni
    Ambika Soni
    Ambika Soni is an Indian politician belonging to Indian National Congress. She currently serves in the Union Cabinet as the minister in charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, after serving in Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture from 2006–2009.She is a member of the Indian...

    ,the minister in charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
  • Samir Soni
    Samir Soni
    Samir Soni is an Indian actor and a model who appears in Bollywood films.- Biography :Soni was born on 1970 to a Punjabi Hindu family in London, United Kingdom and attended school at St. Xavier's School, Delhi...

    ,Actor
  • Rebecca Soni
    Rebecca Soni
    Rebecca Soni is an American breaststroke swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. She currently holds the world record in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke and is a former world-record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke .Soni has won a total of nineteen medals in major...

    , an American swimmer
  • Soni
    Sonin
    Sonin, also known as Soni, and rarely Sony , was a senior regent of the Four Regents during Chinese Kangxi Emperor's minority in the Qing Dynasty. Sonin was from the Heseri clan, belonged to the Plain Yellow Banner....

    , one of four regents for the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty in 1660s China

See also

  • Soni (name)
    Soni (name)
    Soni is an Indian family name, which is believed to be originated from Hindi word 'Sona' meaning gold, as the people of this origin were goldsmiths by profession. A majority of people having this surname would be found in northern and western parts of India such as Marwar and Gujarat...

    , an Indian family sur name

soni,also found in haryana state
  • Sony
    Sony
    , commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....

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