Sanatu Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Sanatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Indonesia2201:601,13347,761
Cameroon1071:194,10320,154
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sanatu (2,627) may also be a first name.

Sanatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanatu (Hindi: सनतु, Marathi: सनतू, Oriya: ସାନତୁ) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanatu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 511,519th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,404,610 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Sanatu live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanatu is also the 143,336th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 2,627 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana Sanatu exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 34 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanatu in the Hindi language
सनतुsanatu78.57
सनतूsanatu17.14
सानतुsanatu1.43
सनाटूsanatu1.43
सानातुsanatu1.43
Sanatu in the Oriya language
ସାନତୁsanatu33.33
ସାନଟୁsanatu33.33
ସନତୁsanatu33.33
Sanatu in the Marathi language
सनतूsanatu20
सनतुsanatu20
सनटुsanatu20
सनाटुsanatu20
सनातुsanatu10
शंकरsankara10

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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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  • 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 Sanatu
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