Sanum Surname

520,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Sanum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala2441:65,9132,494
Thailand1651:428,11174,983
Indonesia1261:1,049,59776,344
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
India121:63,922,115578,870
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sanum (1,090) may also be a first name.

Sanum Last Name Facts

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

Sanum (Hindi: सानुम, Oriya: ସନୁମ, Russian: Санум) occurs most in Guatemala. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 520,022nd most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,641,447 people. The surname Sanum occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Sanum live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 39 percent live in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 241,726th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 1,090 people.

It is most commonly used in Guatemala, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 65,913. In Guatemala it is most prevalent in: Chimaltenango Department, where 71 percent are found and Guatemala Department, where 27 percent are found. Not including Guatemala this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saenum91470/
Sannum91151/
Saanum91116/
Sahnum9184/
Shanum9173/
Sangum9152/
Sainum9126/
Sanume9110/
Sanoum9110/
Sanumn917/
Satnum915/
Samnum913/
Saynum912/
Seanum912/
Sianum911/
Sanuim911/
Sanaum911/
Saenhum83498/
Sangnum8357/
Sahanum8318/
Sangoum8318/
Sanoume8313/
Sahnnum8310/
Shannum838/
Seaneum834/
Sangaum834/
Shanoum833/
Sanhoum833/
Saynoum832/
Sainuum831/
Sahnoum831/
Sanaumd831/
Shainum831/
Sainaum831/
Saingum831/
Sanutim831/
Saenaum831/
Shagnum831/
Shangum831/
Shanaum830/
Sanun80877/
Sanom80525/
Janum80468/
Senum80252/
Canum8055/
Sonum8046/
Zanum802/
Sahannum7714/
Shamnume771/
Saingaum771/
Sangnaum771/
Sangun73533/
Sanung73440/
Sahnun73426/
Sianun73238/
Sainun73215/
Saanun73151/
Shanun7389/
Sanoun7376/
Sannom7363/
Sonhum7351/
Sanune7348/
Sanaun7345/
Songum7340/
Zainum7330/
Sainom7330/
Jannum7327/
Seanun7320/
Zangum7318/
Sanuin7317/
Sanhom7314/
Samnun737/
Canaum736/
Jainum735/
Zanume735/
Seenum734/
Sannun734/
Senuim734/
Jahnum734/
Janoum733/
Sanoom733/
Sonnum733/
Shenum732/
Zahnum732/
Saanom732/
Sonumm732/
Sanunk731/
Saneun731/
Zaanum731/
Shanom731/
Sganun731/
Sagnun731/
Sanhun731/
Janume731/
Zanoum731/
Senaum731/
Sonaum731/
Janumd731/
Janaum731/
Cannum730/
Sahanoume711/
Sahnoun6718,705/
Zainhum672,471/
Chainum67484/
Sangnun67334/
Channum67181/
Sanhoun67178/
Shennum67130/
Shanhun6779/
Sanusin6776/
Sannung6766/
Sangoun6764/
Saanoun6750/
Seanoun6733/
Chanoum6728/
Sonoume6724/
Sahanun6723/
Sainung6722/
Sianaun6718/
Sannoun6712/
Sanoune6711/
Shanoun6710/
Sanaune676/
Chanaum676/
Songnum676/
Sainoun675/
Sangaun675/
Sanhoom675/
Seynoum674/
Sianoun674/
Chaynum674/
Sanahun673/
Shannom673/
Seanaun673/
Shahnun673/
Sanoung672/
Saunune672/
Sahnune672/
Songoum672/
Seanhom672/
Sanaung672/
Saunoun672/
Sahnoom671/
Sanhung671/
Shanune671/
Shanaun671/
Chaneum671/
Janhoum671/
Zainoum671/
Samnoun671/
Seenaum671/
Seamnun671/
Seatnun671/
Sainaun671/
Sainunt671/
Saumnun671/
Saungun671/
Saamnun671/
Samnaun671/
Soinume671/
Zanhoum671/
Cheanum671/

Sanum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanum in the Oriya language
ସନୁମsanuma-
Sanum in the Hindi language
सानुमsanuma44.44
सनूमsanuma22.22
सनुमsanuma11.11
सानूमsanuma11.11
सानूंsanum11.11
Sanum in the Russian language
Санумsanum-

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