Sanaku Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Sanaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
Sanaku (2,135) may also be a first name.
Sanaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanaku (Hindi: सनकू, Marathi: सनकु, Oriya: ସନକୁ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanaku? popularity and diffusion
Sanaku is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Sanaku occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sanaku live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanaku is also the 162,541st most frequently used first name globally, borne by 2,135 people.
The last name Sanaku is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 96 percent are found and Kogi, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Sanaku is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 29 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sangaku | 92 | 7 | / |
| Shanaku | 92 | 6 | / |
| Sanakou | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sanakut | 92 | 3 | / |
| Saenaku | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sanhaku | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sainakhu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanakhou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Çanaku | 83 | 254 | / |
| Janaku | 83 | 53 | / |
| Canaku | 83 | 29 | / |
| Saneku | 83 | 6 | / |
| Sonaku | 83 | 5 | / |
| Zanaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanoku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Senaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shanakhut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xhanaku | 77 | 64 | / |
| Jhanaku | 77 | 60 | / |
| Şanakut | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sangoku | 77 | 8 | / |
| Janakut | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sonakut | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sonaiku | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sanacui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sanakoo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sonakus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonnaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zanakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Senakhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sannacu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sonakhu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chanakou | 71 | 99 | / |
| Zannakou | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gianakou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chanakuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jannakut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonnaiku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saanakoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanhokou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanakui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Senoku | 67 | 367 | / |
| Somnakhup | 67 | 46 | / |
| Sonoku | 67 | 43 | / |
| Canoku | 67 | 12 | / |
| Canacu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zenaku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Çonaku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sounnakou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Channakup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janacu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanocu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giannakus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jainakupp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jonaku | 67 | 1 | / |
Sanaku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanaku in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନକୁ | sanaku | 63.64 |
| ସାନକୁ | sanaku | 18.18 |
| ଶାନକୁ | sanaku | 18.18 |
| Sanaku in the Hindi language | ||
| सनकू | sanaku | 60.5 |
| सनकु | sanaku | 34.09 |
| सणकू | sanaku | 2.93 |
| सणकु | sanaku | 1.81 |
| सानकू | sanaku | 0.68 |
| Sanaku in the Marathi language | ||
| सनकु | sanaku | 57.96 |
| सनकू | sanaku | 39.53 |
| सणकू | sanaku | 0.72 |
| मातकू | mataku | 0.18 |
| मनकु | manaku | 0.18 |
| सैनु | sainu | 0.18 |
| मनकी | manaki | 0.18 |
| सानकू | sanaku | 0.18 |
| सतरु | sataru | 0.18 |
| मणका | manaka | 0.18 |
| सानकु | sanaku | 0.18 |
| अंकालु | ankalu | 0.18 |
| सनाकु | sanaku | 0.18 |
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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 Sanaku
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