Saniyan Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Saniyan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Saniyan (142) may also be a first name.
Saniyan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saniyan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saniyan (Hindi: सानियां, Marathi: सानीयन, Oriya: ଶାନିୟାନ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saniyan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,255,512th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. Saniyan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Saniyan live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 775,413th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 142 people.
The surname Saniyan is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,872,744. In Iran Saniyan is most common in: Tehran Province, where 78 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 2 percent reside. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saniyan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saniyan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାନିୟାନ | saniyana | - |
| Saniyan in the Hindi language | ||
| सानियां | saniyam | 58.18 |
| सानियाँ | saniyam | 16.36 |
| सनियां | saniyam | 7.27 |
| सानीयां | saniyam | 3.64 |
| सनिया | saniya | 1.82 |
| सनीयां | saniyam | 1.82 |
| सणियां | saniyam | 1.82 |
| सनियान | saniyana | 1.82 |
| सानियं | saniyam | 1.82 |
| सांनिया | sanniya | 1.82 |
| सनियाँ | saniyam | 1.82 |
| सांइयां | samiyam | 1.82 |
| Saniyan in the Marathi language | ||
| सानीयन | saniyana | 54.55 |
| सािनयन | sainayana | 36.36 |
| सिनयन | sinayana | 9.09 |
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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 Saniyan
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