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 most common in Benin. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanibi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sanibi is the 2,843,861st most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Sanibi reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanibi is also the 787,636th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 138 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 287,100. In Benin Sanibi is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 97 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 3 percent are found. Other than Benin Sanibi occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

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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