Sanuki Surname
Approximately 4,110 people bear this surname
Sanuki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,998 | 1:31,977 | 3,061 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Sanuki (691) may also be a first name.
Sanuki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanuki Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanuki (Hindi: सनुकी, Marathi: सनुकी, Oriya: ସାନୁକି) is most common in Japan. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanuki? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 112,675th most frequently used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,773,126 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sanuki reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Sanuki is also the 314,578th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 691 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 3,998 people, or 1 in 31,977. In Japan Sanuki is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Beside Japan Sanuki occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanuki Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanuki in the Marathi language | ||
| सनुकी | sanuki | - |
| Sanuki in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନୁକି | sanuki | 75 |
| ସନୁକି | sanuki | 25 |
| Sanuki in the Hindi language | ||
| सनुकी | sanuki | 66.67 |
| संूकी | samuki | 33.33 |
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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
- 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 Sanuki
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