Sanoussi Surname
Approximately 21,942 people bear this surname
Sanoussi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 13,480 | 1:1,424 | 177 |
| Chad | 3,948 | 1:3,443 | 579 |
| Benin | 1,681 | 1:6,148 | 836 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Morocco | 852 | 1:40,465 | 6,572 |
| Cameroon | 399 | 1:52,053 | 6,796 |
| Mali | 323 | 1:52,536 | 1,331 |
| Ivory Coast | 101 | 1:228,428 | 9,360 |
| Burkina Faso | 53 | 1:346,266 | 5,749 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Guinea | 10 | 1:1,183,382 | 1,367 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
Sanoussi (35,633) may also be a first name.
Sanoussi Demographics
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Sanoussi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanoussi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanoussi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺳﻲ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanoussi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,614th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 332,128 people. The surname Sanoussi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanoussi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Chadic Africa. Sanoussi is also the 24,396th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 35,633 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 13,480 people, or 1 in 1,424. In Niger it is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 49 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 29 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 10 percent reside. Besides Niger Sanoussi exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 18 percent reside and Benin, where 8 percent reside.
Sanoussi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sanoussi surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.
Sanoussi earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.51% less than the national average, earning $37,750 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanoussi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanoussi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﺳﻲ | alsnwsy | 60 |
| ﺳﻨﻮﺳﻲ | snwsy | 20 |
| ﺳﺎﻧﻮﺳﻲ | sanwsy | 20 |
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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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- 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 Sanoussi
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