Saanu Surname
Approximately 822 people bear this surname
Saanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 786 | 1:225,372 | 13,252 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Saanu (399) may also be a first name.
Saanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saanu (Hindi: सोनू, Marathi: सानू) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Saanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Saanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 421,746th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,865,628 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Saanu are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saanu is also the 432,205th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 399 people.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 225,372. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 68 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Oyo, where 6 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saanu in the Marathi language | ||
| सानू | sanu | 75 |
| सानु | sanu | 25 |
| Saanu in the Hindi language | ||
| सोनू | sonu | 71.7 |
| सानू | sanu | 16.98 |
| साानु | saanu | 3.77 |
| शानू | sanu | 3.77 |
| सोनु | sonu | 1.89 |
| सैानू | saianu | 1.89 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saanu
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