Sanuan Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sanuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sanuan (102) may also be a first name.

Sanuan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanuan (Hindi: सनुआं, Oriya: ସନୁଆଁ) occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sanuan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanuan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sanuan is the 1,666,404th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sanuan live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 87 percent live in Tai-Asia. It is also the 935,178th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 102 people.

The surname Sanuan is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is borne by 103 people, or 1 in 685,809. In Thailand it is most numerous in: Chai Nat Province, where 93 percent live, Bangkok, where 4 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 1 percent live. Outside of Thailand this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 8 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sainuan921,079/
Satnuan92132/
Samnuan9298/
Sannuan9257/
Sanwuan9216/
Sanuang926/
Saynuan925/
Sangnuan86451/
Satnuang8671/
Saanwuan8611/
Saainuan866/
Sanhuang866/
Sanwuaan864/
Sanwan831,817/
Sanban83275/
Sanvan8338/
Sonuan838/
Januan836/
Saisinuan8072/
Saysinuan808/
Shanhuang803/
Seangnuan802/
Sangnuang802/
Sonnuan77727/
Somnuan77547/
Sonuang77459/
Jainuan77305/
Sanvane77259/
Chanuan77251/
Sotnuan77153/
Jannuan77138/
Shanban7790/
Januang7734/
Sanvant7718/
Shanwan7714/
Sanvain7713/
Sanwane7711/
Scanwan776/
Sanbaan774/
Jaynuan774/
Januane772/
Seinuan772/
Sainwan771/
Sanhvan771/
Sanwaan771/
Sognuan771/
Sanwwan771/
Seanban771/
Sanwean771/
Shanvan770/
Chainuan711,688/
Channuan71873/
Songnuan71592/
Chamnuan71393/
Sanwayne71248/
Sionnuan71153/
Seanwang71108/
Sangnuam7133/
Soonhuan7131/
Chanuhan7115/
Shanwand714/
Shanbhan712/
Somnuang712/
Jangnuan712/
Sanvannd711/
Sanwoune711/
Cheanuan711/
Sotnuang711/
Chanhuan711/
Shanwane711/
Sainwang711/
Sanveang711/
Sanweang711/
Sanhwang711/
Janhuang711/
Samban67962/
Zhanhuang67253/
Sanwon67182/
Janwan67156/
Sonuam67101/
Sanbon6758/
Samwan6746/
Canvan6718/
Changnuan6712/
Sanvon6711/
Zanban679/
Samvan678/
Janvan677/
Sonuon674/
Sangeevan674/
Zanwan672/
Sanvam672/
Canuon671/
Chanhuang671/
Shahanvan671/
Cañuan671/
Soonnuang671/
Zanuon671/
Dzhanhuan671/
Chainuang671/
Channnuan671/
Channuang671/
Jonuan671/

Sanuan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanuan in the Hindi language
सनुआंsanu'am-
Sanuan in the Oriya language
ସନୁଆଁsanu'am66.67
ସନୁଆନ୍sanu'an33.33

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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 Sanuan
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