Sanmo Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sanmo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanmo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin621:166,70316,738
Nepal151:1,898,7307,997
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sanmo (783) may also be a first name.

Sanmo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanmo (Hindi: सानमो, Tibetan: གསན་མོ།) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanmo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Sanmo occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Sanmo live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 293,155th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 783 people.

The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 166,703. In Benin it is most common in: Alibori Department, where 55 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 27 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 13 percent reside. Other than Benin this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 16 percent reside and Niger, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanmou9118/
Sanmoo916/
Sanmoh915/
Sanmod915/
Sanmos914/
Shanmo912/
Sanmoi912/
Seanmo911/
Saanmo911/
Sanmoy911/
Sanmoud837/
Sanmood834/
Shanmou832/
Sanmuod831/
Shanmoo831/
Sanmosh831/
Sammo802,588/
Sanma80870/
Sonmo8041/
Janmo803/
Zanmo803/
Canmo801/
Shammo731,491/
Sanmat73422/
Sammou73381/
Sanmas73307/
Sammot73131/
Sanmaz7393/
Sanmga7387/
Sanmad7375/
Shanma7360/
Sammoo7354/
Janmot7335/
Sanmah7322/
Sanhma7322/
Sonmot7319/
Chanmo7317/
Cannmo7312/
Sianma7311/
Sonmou739/
Zanmou738/
Sammod736/
Sammoi735/
Sammoy733/
Sammos733/
Seanma732/
Sounmo732/
Zeanmo732/
Djanmo732/
Janmou732/
Saãmou731/
Canmoo731/
Janmuo731/
Jaunmo731/
Saunma731/
Zannmo731/
Sanmma731/
Zianmo731/
Sammoz730/
Shahnmood7112/
Sammoud67725/
Sammouh67206/
Shahnma6770/
Sammott6746/
Djanmou6739/
Shammoh6730/
Shammot6717/
Sammout6713/
Saanmma677/
Shammos676/
Shammoo675/
Jhanmoo674/
Chanmou673/
Jeanmot672/
Soonmoo672/
Shanmaz672/
Shanmat672/
Sanmmas672/
Sianmah671/
Sammoth671/
Shannma671/
Shanmah671/
Shammoz671/
Shanmas671/
Seinemo671/

Sanmo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanmo in the Tibetan language
གསན་མོ།senmo-
Sanmo in the Hindi language
सानमोsanamo66.67
सन्मोsanmo19.05
सनमोsanamo9.52
सांमोsammo4.76

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Footnotes

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