Sani Liman Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sani Liman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sani Liman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Sani Liman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sani Liman occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sani Liman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sani Liman reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Sani Liman is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Sani Liman is most common in: Sokoto, where 42 percent live, Zamfara, where 42 percent live and Kano, where 8 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 8 percent live.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sani Liman
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