Saanya Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Saanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Saanya (103) may also be a first name.
Saanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saanya (Hindi: सांय, Marathi: सान्, Oriya: ସାଅଁୟା, Russian: Сааня) is found most in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saanya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,272,314th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Saanya are found; 72 percent are found in East Africa and 72 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 103 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Arusha Region, where 90 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Uganda, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saanya in the Hindi language | ||
| सांय | sanya | - |
| Saanya in the Marathi language | ||
| सान् | san | - |
| Saanya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାଅଁୟା | sa'amya | 69.23 |
| ସାଆଁୟା | sa'amya | 19.23 |
| ସାଅଁଯ଼ | sa'amya | 3.85 |
| ଚାୁସାଅଁୟା | causa'amya | 3.85 |
| ସାଅଁଯ଼ା | sa'amya | 3.85 |
| Saanya in the Russian language | ||
| Сааня | saana | - |
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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
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- 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 Saanya
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