Saniyya Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Saniyya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saniyya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives501:8,083674
India141:54,790,384527,769

Saniyya (263) may also be a first name.

Saniyya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saniyya is more frequently found in The Maldives than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saniyya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Saniyya are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 548,616th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 263 people.

It is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 8,083. In The Maldives Saniyya is most numerous in: Laamu Atoll, where 16 percent live, Shaviyani Atoll, where 14 percent live and Noonu Atoll, where 12 percent live. Not including The Maldives Saniyya occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 22 percent live.

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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 Saniyya
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