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
Sanuki (Hindi: सनुकी, Marathi: सनुकी, Oriya: ସାନୁକି) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sanuki click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanuki? popularity and diffusion
Sanuki is the 112,675th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,773,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sanuki are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Sanuki is also the 314,578th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 691 people.
It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 3,998 people, or 1 in 31,977. In Japan Sanuki is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Not including Japan this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs 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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