Sanau Surname
Approximately 1,002 people bear this surname
Sanau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solomon Islands | 341 | 1:1,701 | 121 |
| Kenya | 324 | 1:142,531 | 11,485 |
| Indonesia | 138 | 1:958,327 | 70,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 78 | 1:104,535 | 14,121 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Sanau (1,736) may also be a first name.
Sanau Demographics
Sanau Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sanau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanau (Bengali: সানাউ, Hindi: सनाऊ, Marathi: सनाउ, Oriya: ସନାଉ) occurs in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sanau.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanau? popularity and diffusion
Sanau is the 361,170th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,273,000 people. The last name Sanau is primarily found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Sanau reside; 46 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 34 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. Sanau is also the 184,118th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 1,736 people.
It is most frequently held in The Solomon Islands, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 1,701. In The Solomon Islands Sanau is most numerous in: Capital Territory, where 48 percent are found, Malaita Province, where 29 percent are found and Central Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The Solomon Islands this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 32 percent are found and Indonesia, where 14 percent are found.
Sanau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Sanau surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanau in the Bengali language | ||
| সানাউ | sana'u | 77.78 |
| সানাও | sana'o | 11.11 |
| সনউ | sana'u | 11.11 |
| Sanau in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନାଉ | sana'u | 68.57 |
| ସନଉ | sana'u | 25.71 |
| େସାନାଉ | esana'u | 2.86 |
| ସାନଉ | sana'u | 2.86 |
| Sanau in the Marathi language | ||
| सनाउ | sana'u | 46.67 |
| सनाऊ | sana'u | 26.67 |
| सनऊ | sana'u | 6.67 |
| सनउ | sana'u | 6.67 |
| सानाऊ | sana'u | 6.67 |
| संजय | sanjaya | 6.67 |
| Sanau in the Hindi language | ||
| सनाऊ | sana'u | 40.34 |
| सनौ | sanau | 22.69 |
| सनाउ | sana'u | 14.29 |
| सनऊ | sana'u | 11.76 |
| सनउ | sana'u | 5.04 |
| सानौ | sanau | 3.36 |
| सानऊ | sana'u | 0.84 |
| सन्नौ | sannau | 0.84 |
| सानाउ | sana'u | 0.84 |
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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 Sanau
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