Sanuma Surname

878,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sanuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1421:900,31219,121
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sanuma (253) may also be a first name.

Sanuma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanuma (Hindi: सानुमा, Marathi: सनुमा, Oriya: ସାନୁମା) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanuma? popularity and diffusion

Sanuma is the 878,878th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 23,737,935 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Sanuma reside; 46 percent reside in East Asia and 46 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 560,146th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 253 people.

Sanuma is most common in Japan, where it is held by 142 people, or 1 in 900,312. In Japan it is most numerous in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 52 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 30 percent are found and Iwate Prefecture, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Japan Sanuma exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanuma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanuma in the Oriya language
ସାନୁମାsanuma-
Sanuma in the Marathi language
सनुमाsanuma-
Sanuma in the Hindi language
सानुमाsanuma68.42
सनुमाsanuma15.79
सनूमाsanuma7.89
सानूमाsanuma5.26
सैनूमाsainuma2.63

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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 Sanuma
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