Sanaw Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sanaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sanaw (213) may also be a first name.

Sanaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanaw (Bengali: সানাউ, Hindi: सनावा, Marathi: सानव) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanaw is the 3,185,033rd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Sanaw reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 619,385th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 213 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 7,231,302. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Mimaropa, where 93 percent live and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 7 percent live. Not including The Philippines Sanaw occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 26 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanawe91108/
Saynaw9133/
Sainaw912/
Sannaw911/
Shahnaw836/
Saeneaw832/
Shannaw831/
Ssangaw831/
Seangaw831/
Sanow80703/
Sanab80502/
Sanaf80229/
Sanav8079/
Janaw8017/
Senaw805/
Sonaw802/
Sanawova771/
Shahnaws771/
Shanab7312,812/
Sanova73673/
Sainab73419/
Shanaf73281/
Sahnow73266/
Sanaph73188/
Sanafe73146/
Sanaaf73144/
Sannav7353/
Sangav7345/
Sasnow7331/
Sanowe7323/
Zamnaw7313/
Sannow7312/
Jainaw7311/
Sangow7310/
Chanaw739/
Sainav738/
Saynab737/
Sahnaf736/
Sanhab736/
Shanow735/
Sanaib735/
Sanabh734/
Sannaf734/
Sanaab734/
Sanaiv733/
Shanav732/
Sanaif732/
Sanowa732/
Sonawe732/
Sainaf731/
Saanab731/
Sannab731/
Sanoow731/
Sanavt731/
Janaiw731/
Saynav731/
Jasnaw731/
Sagnav731/
Szanów731/
Gianaw731/
Djanaw731/
Seanow731/
Samnow731/
Sanajf731/
Shenaw730/
Sanaft730/
Caneaw730/
Shahnaawz711/
Sangova6711,189/
Shanabh671,092/
Sainova67506/
Shanova67420/
Saynova67138/
Sounawe6782/
Seangow6755/
Saunova6746/
Sahanav6736/
Sannova6728/
Sahnova6726/
Hsanova6722/
Sajnova6712/
Sainowe6710/
Sanhova678/
Sangaph675/
Sajnabh675/
Shannow674/
Sahanow673/
Sangaiv673/
Saenhow673/
Saynowa672/
Saanova672/
Shonawe672/
Shaunab671/
Shainaf671/
Shangav671/
Shanaaf671/
Sianowa671/
Shainab671/
Shannab671/
Shannaf671/
Shahnav671/
Sjanova671/
Shenhaw671/
Sheanow671/
Ssanova671/
Sainowa671/
Sanhowe671/
Schanow671/
Sainazf671/
Saeneiw671/
Soonhaw671/
Cayneaw670/
Senahaw670/

Sanaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanaw in the Bengali language
সানাউsana'u-
Sanaw in the Hindi language
सनावाsanava-
Sanaw in the Marathi language
सानवsanava-

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