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 is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanniah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sanniah is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Sanniah reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 57 people.
It is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Kuala Lumpur, where 50 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 17 percent live. Besides Malaysia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent live and Liberia, where 13 percent live.
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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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