Saniwan Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Thailand

Saniwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saniwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Saniwan (419) may also be a first name.

Saniwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saniwan occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Saniwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saniwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Saniwan live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 62 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 419,838th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 419 people.

The surname Saniwan is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia Saniwan is most numerous in: Central Java, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 32 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saniwang931/
Sangniwan881/
Seniwan86115/
Saniban86106/
Sanuwan866/
Sanivan863/
Janiwan861/
Somniwan8021/
Sanaiban8011/
Sonniwan804/
Sanibain804/
Sanijuan802/
Sanewang802/
Saneewan801/
Shaniban801/
Soniwane801/
Sangivan801/
Sainiban801/
Chaniwan801/
Chaniwang751/
Sanjuan7129,023/
Zanivan71915/
Canivan7133/
Sanjvan713/
Saneban712/
Joniwan712/
Samjwan711/
Senewan711/
Seniwon711/
Sonewan711/
Sanhvan711/
Sanivon710/
Sonewane67657/
Sangnuan67451/
Sanewong67375/
Canihuan67198/
Sanevane67129/
Samjhwan674/
Sanibhon674/
Sangevan673/
Seneewan671/
Sanjuane671/
Zannuwan671/
Shanjuan671/
Shaneban671/
Sonjwane671/
Cannivan671/

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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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  • 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 Saniwan
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