Saniyi Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Saniyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Saniyi (10) may also be a first name.
Saniyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saniyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saniyi is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Saniyi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Saniyi live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saniyi is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 10 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Osun, where 56 percent reside, Lagos, where 39 percent reside and Ogun, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 5 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Saniyi
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