Sanamu Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Sanamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
Sanamu (371) may also be a first name.
Sanamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanamu (Hindi: सनमु, Marathi: सनमु, Oriya: ସନାମୁ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanamu? popularity and diffusion
Sanamu is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Sanamu is mostly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Sanamu reside; 77 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 77 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 450,877th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 371 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Sanamu is most common in: East Sepik, where 35 percent are found, Central, where 30 percent are found and Northern, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanamou | 92 | 313 | / |
| Sangamu | 92 | 46 | / |
| Sianamu | 92 | 26 | / |
| Saneamu | 92 | 12 | / |
| Shanamu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Sanhamut | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sangamou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sannamou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Satnamui | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sanemu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Janamu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Canamu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Senamu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Senamau | 77 | 30 | / |
| Janamou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Chanamu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sonamut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanamoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zangamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zannamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songamu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sainemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djanamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonamaut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sanoumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sounamou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shenammu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jonamu | 67 | 500 | / |
| Senemu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cañamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahannamu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonemu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonomou | 62 | 5,491 | / |
| Zangomu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jonhamu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sounomou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chanomou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sognomou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Songomou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zaneimou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sconomou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zangoumou | 53 | 2 | / |
| Shouneumu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Senoumouh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Shamhamoud | 50 | 638 | / |
Sanamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanamu in the Hindi language | ||
| सनमु | sanamu | - |
| Sanamu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନାମୁ | sanamu | - |
| Sanamu in the Marathi language | ||
| सनमु | sanamu | - |
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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 Sanamu
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