Sanlaw Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Sanlaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanlaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sanlaw Last Name Facts

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

Sanlaw is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanlaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Sanlaw is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Sanlaw are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

Sanlaw is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 19,192,017. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Niger it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanlawe92294/
Sanleaw923/
Seanlaw920/
Shanlaw920/
Scanlaw920/
Sainliaw863/
Sanlav83887/
Sanlow834/
Janlaw831/
Samlaw831/
Scanlow775/
Shanlow771/
Sanlauf771/
Shanlav771/
Sanlowe771/
Seanlow770/
Zainlaw770/
Schonlaw7137/
Schanlow710/
Janlav67556/
Schanlaub67108/
Samlow6747/
Janlow677/
Somlaw672/
Conlaw671/
Samlaf671/
Sanlov671/
Schoinlaw671/
Schanlauv671/

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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 Sanlaw
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