Sanatu Surname
Approximately 639 people bear this surname
Sanatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Indonesia | 220 | 1:601,133 | 47,761 |
| Cameroon | 107 | 1:194,103 | 20,154 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanatu in the Hindi language | ||
| सनतु | sanatu | 78.57 |
| सनतू | sanatu | 17.14 |
| सानतु | sanatu | 1.43 |
| सनाटू | sanatu | 1.43 |
| सानातु | sanatu | 1.43 |
| Sanatu in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନତୁ | sanatu | 33.33 |
| ସାନଟୁ | sanatu | 33.33 |
| ସନତୁ | sanatu | 33.33 |
| Sanatu in the Marathi language | ||
| सनतू | sanatu | 20 |
| सनतु | sanatu | 20 |
| सनटु | sanatu | 20 |
| सनाटु | sanatu | 20 |
| सनातु | sanatu | 10 |
| शंकर | sankara | 10 |
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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 Sanatu
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