San San Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

San San Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San San Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia661:446,88222,856
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

San San (10,243) may also be a first name.

San San Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name San San Come From? nationality or country of origin

San San is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of San San.

How Common Is The Last Name San San? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,300,225th most common surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of San San live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. San San is also the 60,275th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 10,243 people.

The surname San San is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 446,882. In Malaysia San San is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 30 percent live, Selangor, where 21 percent live and Sabah, where 18 percent live. Aside from Malaysia it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Singapore, where 10 percent live.

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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
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  • 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 San San
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