Sanachan Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sanachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sanachan (37) may also be a first name.

Sanachan Last Name Facts

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

Sanachan (Bengali: সনাচান, Oriya: ସନାଚନ) has its highest incidence in Scotland. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanachan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Sanachan occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Sanachan are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 37 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 594,869. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Aberdeenshire, where 56 percent reside, Glasgow City, where 33 percent reside and Renfrewshire, where 11 percent reside. Barring Scotland this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 15 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanachan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanachan in the Bengali language
সনাচানsanacana-
Sanachan in the Oriya language
ସନାଚନsanacana66.67
ସାନଚାନsanacana33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanachan
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