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 surname Saanu (Hindi: सोनू, Marathi: सानू) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 421,746th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Saanu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 432,205th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 399 people.
The last name Saanu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 786 people, or 1 in 225,372. In Nigeria Saanu is most frequent in: Ogun, where 68 percent are found, Lagos, where 17 percent are found and Oyo, where 6 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 1 percent are found.
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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