Sanipa Surname

429,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Sanipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines7321:138,30423,380
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sanipa (983) may also be a first name.

Sanipa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanipa (Hindi: सनीपा, Marathi: सानीपा, Oriya: ସନିପା) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanipa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 429,044th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,064,112 people. Sanipa occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sanipa live; 96 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Sanipa is also the 256,947th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 983 people.

The surname is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is held by 732 people, or 1 in 138,304. In The Philippines Sanipa is most numerous in: Northern Mindanao, where 16 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 16 percent reside and Caraga, where 15 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanipa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanipa in the Hindi language
सनीपाsanipa-
Sanipa in the Oriya language
ସନିପାsanipa-
Sanipa in the Marathi language
सानीपाsanipa-

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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
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  • 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 Sanipa
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