Sonoda (written: 園田, 薗田 or 其田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hiroyuki Sonoda (園田 博之, born 1942), Japanese politician
Isamu Sonoda (園田 勇, born 1946), Japanese judoka
Jun Sonoda (薗田 淳, born 1989), Japanese footballer
Kazuharu Sonoda (薗田 一治, 1956–1987), Japanese professional wrestler
Keigo Sonoda (園田 啓悟, born 1990), Japanese badminton player
Kenichi Sonoda (園田 健一, born 1962), Japanese manga artist and character designer
Mitsuyoshi Sonoda (園田 光慶, 1940–1997), Japanese manga artist
Nobuhiro Sonoda, Japanese luthier
Ryuji Sonoda (園田 隆二, born 1973), Japanese judoka
Shunsuke Sonoda (薗田 峻輔, born 1989), Japanese golfer
Shuta Sonoda (其田 秀太, born 1969), Japanese footballer
Sunao Sonoda (園田 直, 1913–1984), Japanese politician
Takuya Sonoda (園田 拓也, born 1984), Japanese footballer
Tenkoko Sonoda (園田 天光光, born 1919), Japanese politician
Yasuhiro Sonoda (園田 康博, born 1967), Japanese politician
