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 surname Sanama (Georgian: სანამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻨﻤﻪ, Hindi: सनमा, Marathi: सनामा, Oriya: ସାନାମା) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 110,165th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,726,497 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Sanama reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 238,348th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 1,119 people.
The surname Sanama is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,020 people, or 1 in 10,282. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 77 percent live, Littoral Region, where 15 percent live and East Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 32 percent live and The DR Congo, where 11 percent live.
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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