Sanmani Surname

156,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sanmani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanmani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,0411:86,7926,084
India6471:1,185,57247,765
Nepal641:445,0154,185
Benin251:413,42429,829
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sanmani (4,743) may also be a first name.

Sanmani Last Name Facts

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

Sanmani (Bengali: সনমনী, Hindi: सनमनी, Marathi: सनमनी, Oriya: ସନମାନୀ) is found most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanmani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 156,952nd most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,613,897 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Sanmani are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 74 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanmani is also the 99,392nd most frequent first name globally, held by 4,743 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,041 people, or 1 in 86,792. In Nigeria Sanmani is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 98 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 0 percent reside and Borno, where 0 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 23 percent reside and Nepal, where 2 percent reside.

Sanmani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sanmani surname is predominantly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanmani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanmani in the Bengali language
সনমনীsanamani50
সনমণিsanamani50
Sanmani in the Hindi language
सनमनीsanamani33.33
सनमानीsanamani22.22
सन्मानीsanmani11.11
सानमानीsanamani11.11
संमानीsammani11.11
सलमानीsalamani11.11
Sanmani in the Marathi language
सनमनीsanamani33.33
सन्मणीsanmani33.33
सन्मानीsanmani11.11
सन्मनीsanmani11.11
सपनाsapana7.41
सन्माणीsanmani3.7
Sanmani in the Oriya language
ସନମାନୀsanamani26.67
ସନମନୀsanamani20
ସନମନିsanamani20
ସନମାନିsanamani13.33
ସାନମାନିsanamani6.67
ସନାମଣୀsanamani6.67
ସନନିsanani6.67

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanmani
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