Sanabu Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Sanabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Sanabu (249) may also be a first name.

Sanabu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanabu occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Sanabu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 49 percent of Sanabu are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanabu is also the 565,047th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 249 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 8,265,575. In Indonesia Sanabu is most numerous in: South Sulawesi, where 75 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Sanabu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 46 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

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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 Sanabu
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