Sanibi Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sanibi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanibi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin361:287,10024,014
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Sanibi (138) may also be a first name.

Sanibi Last Name Facts

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

Sanibi (Hindi: सानीबी, Marathi: सनीबी, Oriya: ସାଞିବି) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanibi? popularity and diffusion

Sanibi is the 2,843,861st most common last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Sanibi are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 787,636th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 138 people.

This last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 287,100. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 97 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 3 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanibi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanibi in the Hindi language
सानीबीsanibi-
Sanibi in the Marathi language
सनीबीsanibi66.67
सािनबीsainabi33.33
Sanibi in the Oriya language
ସାଞିବିsanibi62.5
ସଞୀବୀsanibi12.5
ସଞିବୀsanibi12.5
ସଞିବିsanibi12.5

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