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 more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanuki? popularity and diffusion
It is the 112,675th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,773,126 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sanuki live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Sanuki is also the 314,578th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 691 people.
Sanuki is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 3,998 people, or 1 in 31,977. In Japan it is mostly found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Japan this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found 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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