Sanm Surname

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

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Sanm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
India121:63,922,115578,870
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sanm (121) may also be a first name.

Sanm Last Name Facts

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

Sanm (Hindi: सानम, Marathi: साम) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Sanm live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 848,089th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 121 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 5,289,968. In Indonesia it is most common in: Central Kalimantan, where 96 percent live and Papua, where 4 percent live. Not including Indonesia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 22 percent live and India, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanm8913/
Sanme897/
Saunm897/
Saanm892/
Sianm891/
Sannm891/
Sasnm891/
Sanmt891/
Sainem80358/
Sahanm801/
Shanme801/
Samm751,500/
Janm751,397/
Sonm75284/
Canm754/
Zanm751/
Sangeem7356/
Shanmme732/
Seatenm730/
Samme671,482/
Sammt67184/
Zhanm6780/
Sonme6741/
Shamm6719/
Zanme6715/
Jhanm6710/
Sammd677/
Janme676/
Saumm674/
Chanm674/
Jeanm672/
Saamm672/
Shonm671/
Jaanm671/
Gianm671/
Soonm671/
Zsamm671/
Szamm671/
Cahnm671/
Sionm671/
Canım671/
Sonmh671/
Shenm671/
Sounm671/

Sanm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanm in the Marathi language
सामsama75
सनमsanama25
Sanm in the Hindi language
सानमsanama65.12
संमsamma11.63
सन्मsanma11.63
सांमsamma4.65
सनमsanama2.33
सान्मsanma2.33
सनएमsana'ema2.33

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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
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  • 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 Sanm
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