Sanama Surname
Approximately 4,221 people bear this surname
Sanama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,020 | 1:10,282 | 1,365 |
| Philippines | 1,367 | 1:74,059 | 12,787 |
| DR Congo | 458 | 1:161,309 | 16,675 |
| India | 204 | 1:3,760,124 | 104,250 |
| Zambia | 102 | 1:155,391 | 11,047 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Sanama (1,119) may also be a first name.
Sanama Demographics
Average Sanama Salary in
United States
$28,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sanama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanama (Georgian: სანამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻨﻤﻪ, Hindi: सनमा, Marathi: सनामा, Oriya: ସାନାମା) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanama? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 110,165th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,726,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Sanama live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sanama is also the 238,348th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 1,119 people.
The surname Sanama is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,020 people, or 1 in 10,282. In Cameroon Sanama is most common in: Centre Region, where 77 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 15 percent reside and East Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.
Sanama Last Name Statistics demography
Sanama earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanama in the Georgian language | ||
| სანამა | sanama | - |
| Sanama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻨﻤﻪ | snmh | - |
| Sanama in the Hindi language | ||
| सनमा | sanama | 73.08 |
| सानामा | sanama | 7.69 |
| सनामा | sanama | 7.69 |
| सनम | sanama | 3.85 |
| सानमा | sanama | 3.85 |
| सलमा | salama | 3.85 |
| Sanama in the Marathi language | ||
| सनामा | sanama | 41.67 |
| सानमा | sanama | 25 |
| सानामा | sanama | 8.33 |
| सनम | sanama | 8.33 |
| साणमा | sanama | 8.33 |
| सनमा | sanama | 8.33 |
| Sanama in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନାମା | sanama | 38.46 |
| ସାନମା | sanama | 37.18 |
| ସନମା | sanama | 12.82 |
| ସନାମା | sanama | 8.97 |
| ଷାନମା | sanama | 0.64 |
| ବାସନା | basana | 0.64 |
| ସନାମ | sanama | 0.64 |
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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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- 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 Sanama
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