Sonti
Sonti is a surname found among the Xhosa people in South Africa and India . Notable bearers of the Sonti name include:
 Nokulunga Primrose Sonti, South African politician, former member of the African National Congress. Mndebele Sonti, South African apartheid era musician. Geetha Madhuri, Artist, Singer
 Ramesh Venkata Sonti, Chief Scientist of CCMB (government biotechnology research establishment)
 Sonti Dakshinamurthy, Director of Health of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, World Health Organization malaria advisor, health deputy director of Singapore, professor of Social and Preventive Medicine
 Sonti Kamesam, inventor, entrepreneur
 Sir S. V. Ramamurthy KCIE Governor of Bombay Presidency

