Sano Surname
Approximately 223,048 people bear this surname
Sano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 193,926 | 1:659 | 102 |
| Rwanda | 6,512 | 1:1,745 | 423 |
| Philippines | 4,222 | 1:23,979 | 3,174 |
| Senegal | 2,364 | 1:6,167 | 293 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Thailand | 2,200 | 1:32,108 | 3,233 |
| Guinea | 2,033 | 1:5,821 | 247 |
| United States | 1,927 | 1:188,095 | 18,675 |
| Brazil | 1,029 | 1:208,041 | 8,008 |
| Dominican Republic | 809 | 1:12,896 | 988 |
| Indonesia | 579 | 1:228,410 | 21,214 |
| Italy | 412 | 1:148,439 | 23,277 |
| Peru | 371 | 1:85,671 | 5,812 |
| Uganda | 288 | 1:135,553 | 12,390 |
| India | 261 | 1:2,938,948 | 88,721 |
| Iraq | 246 | 1:142,364 | 3,763 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 200 | 1:40,769 | 4,955 |
| Singapore | 197 | 1:27,958 | 1,070 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Ivory Coast | 158 | 1:146,020 | 6,877 |
| United Arab Emirates | 150 | 1:61,082 | 5,863 |
| Pakistan | 143 | 1:1,249,258 | 14,705 |
| Lebanon | 141 | 1:39,979 | 3,676 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Venezuela | 133 | 1:227,098 | 5,853 |
| Liberia | 130 | 1:33,912 | 3,168 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| Hong Kong | 112 | 1:65,495 | 1,203 |
| Spain | 104 | 1:449,539 | 23,540 |
| Taiwan | 99 | 1:236,816 | 1,987 |
| Burkina Faso | 96 | 1:191,168 | 4,278 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Palestine | 68 | 1:66,895 | 5,863 |
| Russia | 61 | 1:2,362,673 | 139,353 |
| Niger | 58 | 1:330,897 | 9,684 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Solomon Islands | 53 | 1:10,944 | 1,926 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Iran | 40 | 1:1,919,563 | 69,574 |
| Turkey | 40 | 1:1,945,536 | 68,232 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Malaysia | 39 | 1:756,262 | 35,302 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 36 | 1:48,001 | 70 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Albania | 25 | 1:116,562 | 10,484 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Nepal | 11 | 1:2,589,178 | 9,158 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Saño (1,722), Sanò (17), Sanó (4) & Šaňo (1) are calculated separately.
Sano (48,160) may also be a first name.
Sano Demographics
Sano Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Sano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sano (Arabic: صنو, Bengali: সাঁও, Georgian: სანო, Hindi: सानो, Marathi: सनो, Oriya: ସାନ, Russian: Сано, Tibetan: ས་ནོ་) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Saño, Sanò, Sanó or Šaňo. For other potential spellings of Sano click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sano? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,476th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 32,673 people. The surname Sano occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sano reside; 87 percent reside in East Asia and 87 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 19,101st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 48,160 people.
The surname Sano is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 193,926 people, or 1 in 659. In Japan Sano is primarily found in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 20 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Other than Japan Sano occurs in 112 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 2 percent reside.
Sano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sano has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sano last name increased 6,216 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sano Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Sunni (47%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Sano last name are 7.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.47% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.23% less than the national average, earning €27,858 per year; in Peru they earn 87.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,418 per year; in United States they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $47,997 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.25% more than the national average, earning $57,758 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sano Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sano in the Georgian language | ||
| სანო | sano | - |
| Sano in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་ནོ་ | sano | - |
| Sano in the Hindi language | ||
| सानो | sano | 64.11 |
| सनो | sano | 33.46 |
| सन्नो | sanno | 0.86 |
| शन्नो | sanno | 0.31 |
| शानो | sano | 0.23 |
| सन्ओ | sano | 0.16 |
| सनॊ | sano | 0.16 |
| सानू | sanu | 0.16 |
| संजो | sanjo | 0.08 |
| सन्जो | sanjo | 0.08 |
| सनों | sanom | 0.08 |
| सनॉ | sano | 0.08 |
| Sano in the Marathi language | ||
| सनो | sano | 55.36 |
| सानो | sano | 44.64 |
| Sano in the Bengali language | ||
| সাঁও | samo | 50 |
| সানো | sano | 25 |
| সানু | sanu | 25 |
| Sano in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନ | sana | 41.25 |
| ସେନା | sena | 25 |
| ସାେନା | saena | 25 |
| ସନ | sana | 7.5 |
| ଶାେନା | saena | 1.25 |
| Sano in the Russian language | ||
| Сано | sano | - |
| Sano in the Arabic language | ||
| صنو | snw | - |
| سانو | sanw | - |
| صانو | sanw | - |
| سنأ | sna | - |
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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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