Sannyasi Surname

127,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sannyasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sannyasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,8141:272,58915,547
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sannyasi (8,521) may also be a first name.

Sannyasi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sannyasi (Bengali: সন্ন্যাসী, Hindi: संन्यासी, Marathi: संन्, Oriya: ସନନ୍ଯ୍ାସୀ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sannyasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 127,502nd most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,048,214 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sannyasi live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 68,226th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 8,521 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 2,814 people, or 1 in 272,589. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 93 percent live, Assam, where 3 percent live and Tripura, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sannyasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sannyasi in the Hindi language
संन्यासीsann'yasi-
Sannyasi in the Oriya language
ସନନ୍ଯ୍ାସୀsanan'yasi65.27
ସନନ୍ଯ୍ାସିsanan'yasi14.07
ସନାସୀsanasi9.28
ସନାସିsanasi6.59
ସନଯ୍ାସୀsanayasi2.1
ସନାସିାଇଁsanasia'im0.6
ସନନ୍୍ୟାସୀsananyasi0.3
ସନନ୍ଯ୍ାଶିsanan'yasi0.3
ସନନ୍ଯ୍ସୀsanan'ysi0.3
ସନଅକ଼୍ାସିsana'aqasi0.3
ସନଯ୍ାସିsanayasi0.3
Sannyasi in the Bengali language
সন্ন্যাসীsann'yasi65.22
সন্ন্যাসিsann'yasi34.78
Sannyasi in the Marathi language
संन्sann30.77
संन्यासीsann'yasi23.08
संन्यािसsann'yaisa15.38
यासीyasi15.38
संन्यारीsann'yari7.69
संन्यासाीsann'yasai7.69

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Footnotes

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