Sananke Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sananke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sananke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Sananke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sananke Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sananke (Marathi: सनन्के) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sananke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Sananke are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Sananke is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 43 percent live, Morobe, where 36 percent live and Madang, where 7 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 25 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sananke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sananke in the Marathi language
सनन्केsananke75
सनान्केsananke25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sananke
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