Sanmu Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Sanmu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 30 | 1:781,492 | 5,561 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sanmu (271) may also be a first name.
Sanmu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanmu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanmu (Hindi: संमू, Marathi: सनमू) has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sanmu.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanmu? popularity and diffusion
Sanmu is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Sanmu are found; 59 percent are found in East Asia and 59 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 540,009th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 271 people.
The last name is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 781,492. In Taiwan Sanmu is most prevalent in: New Taipei City, where 73 percent live and Taipei City, where 27 percent live. Outside of Taiwan this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in China, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanmud | 91 | 132 | / |
| Sanmut | 91 | 64 | / |
| Sanmui | 91 | 56 | / |
| Shanmu | 91 | 45 | / |
| Sanmou | 91 | 18 | / |
| Sanhmu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanmuu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanmoud | 83 | 7 | / |
| Shanmui | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shanmou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sanmujh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sainemu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sammu | 80 | 529 | / |
| Canmu | 80 | 62 | / |
| Janmu | 80 | 49 | / |
| Zanmu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sonmu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sangeemu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sammut | 73 | 10,043 | / |
| Sammou | 73 | 381 | / |
| Shammu | 73 | 133 | / |
| Sonmus | 73 | 91 | / |
| Janmud | 73 | 44 | / |
| Saummu | 73 | 29 | / |
| Sonmut | 73 | 13 | / |
| Sonmou | 73 | 9 | / |
| Zanmou | 73 | 8 | / |
| Zhanmu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Sammud | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sanmoo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Sammau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chanmu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sonmau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sammus | 73 | 3 | / |
| Janmou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Janmuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Janmut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Janmus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janmuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janmui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sammmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sammuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shenmu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sammui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saãmou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sammup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sammoud | 67 | 725 | / |
| Sammouh | 67 | 206 | / |
| Chanmui | 67 | 83 | / |
| Djanmou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sammutt | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sammout | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zhanmui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shammut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chanmou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chanmeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shammud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shammui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahanmouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shomnmu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanmoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahammu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sammaut | 67 | 1 | / |
Sanmu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanmu in the Marathi language | ||
| सनमू | sanamu | 50 |
| सन्मु | sanmu | 50 |
| Sanmu in the Hindi language | ||
| संमू | sammu | 44 |
| सन्मू | sanmu | 12 |
| सानमु | sanamu | 12 |
| संमु | sammu | 8 |
| सनमू | sanamu | 8 |
| सांमू | sammu | 8 |
| शंमू | sammu | 4 |
| सन्मु | sanmu | 4 |
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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
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- 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 Sanmu
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