Sanisu Surname
Approximately 1,177 people bear this surname
Sanisu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,173 | 1:151,017 | 9,579 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sanisu (913) may also be a first name.
Sanisu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanisu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanisu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanisu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 318,071st most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,191,628 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sanisu reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 268,345th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 913 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,173 people, or 1 in 151,017. In Nigeria it is most common in: Zamfara, where 24 percent reside, Kano, where 14 percent reside and Bauchi, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Sanisu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent reside and Malaysia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sainisu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Sannisu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Sanisui | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanaisu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanisou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saunisu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanissou | 86 | 12 | / |
| Sanitsup | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sanusu | 83 | 123 | / |
| Sonisu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Janisu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Sanizu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Senisu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sanicu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saniju | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanesut | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sanysus | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sanusui | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sonisau | 77 | 3 | / |
| Janisau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanesup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janaisu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanescu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanijou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shangnaisui | 71 | 21 | / |
| Sanessou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sainescu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Saineesu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Scanescu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saneasut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schonisu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chamnisut | 67 | 115 | / |
| Sognissou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Sanjju | 67 | 15 | / |
| Janesu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dzianisau | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sonicu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saneshjou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Senesu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sounissou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Canicu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanissou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saneju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanexu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sanisu
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