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 surname Sanaku (Hindi: सनकू, Marathi: सनकु, Oriya: ସନକୁ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanaku? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sanaku is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sanaku reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 162,541st most widespread given name in the world, held by 2,135 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 6,560,843. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Federal Capital Territory, where 96 percent live and Kogi, where 4 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live.
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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