Sanniah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Sanniah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Sanniah (57) may also be a first name.
Sanniah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanniah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanniah occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sanniah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanniah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sanniah is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 75 percent of Sanniah are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sanniah is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 57 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is primarily found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent are found, Johor, where 17 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent are found and Liberia, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Sanniah
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