Saninu Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Saninu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saninu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4201:421,76821,856
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Saninu (50) may also be a first name.

Saninu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saninu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saninu? popularity and diffusion

Saninu is the 699,651st most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saninu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saninu is also the 1,412,538th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 50 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 420 people, or 1 in 421,768. In Nigeria Saninu is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 80 percent live, Bauchi, where 10 percent live and Kano, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live.

Saninu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Saninu last name is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanginu9214/
Saninut927/
Saninou924/
Shaninu924/
Saninud922/
Sianinu922/
Sagninou86136/
Sannionu862/
Sainingu861/
Sahaninu861/
Shaningu861/
Saninous860/
Sanunu8362/
Zaninu8310/
Sanenu836/
Seninu834/
Shanunu77107/
Sanenut7732/
Canineu7718/
Zaningu772/
Djaninu771/
Sanenou771/
Sanunou771/
Sogninou71278/
Sagneanu7137/
Sanenuch714/
Sonninou714/
Zaneinou712/
Shainunu712/
Sanyongu712/
Chamninu711/
Sainenou711/
Saneenud711/
Sanehnut711/
Zanunu6731/
Zanhinnou676/
Senenu674/
Zeninu673/
Sanehnuch672/
Janhnu671/
Djagninou671/

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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 Saninu
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