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
Sanniah is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanniah? popularity and diffusion
Sanniah is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sanniah live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 75 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 57 people.
The surname Sanniah is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent reside, Johor, where 17 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 17 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Liberia, where 13 percent reside.
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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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