Saniay Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Saniay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Saniay (28) may also be a first name.
Saniay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saniay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saniay occurs most in Afghanistan. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saniay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Saniay live; 60 percent live in South Asia and 60 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Saniay is also the 1,994,417th most numerous first name globally, borne by 28 people.
The last name Saniay is most numerous in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 5,358,864. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Kabul, where 17 percent are found, Kandahar, where 17 percent are found and Paktia, where 17 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 40 percent are found.
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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 Saniay
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