Sanawa Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Sanawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 188 | 1:281,604 | 22,057 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sanawa (329) may also be a first name.
Sanawa Demographics
Sanawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sanawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanawa (Arabic: السعناوي, Oriya: ସନୱା) is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanawa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 868,551st most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Sanawa reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sanawa is also the 483,360th most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 329 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 281,604. In Tanzania Sanawa is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 74 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found.
Sanawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sanawa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନୱା | sanawa | 66.67 |
| ସାନୱା | sanawa | 16.67 |
| ସାନଓା | sanaoa | 16.67 |
| Sanawa in the Arabic language | ||
| السعناوي | alsnawy | - |
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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 Sanawa
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