Sanuni Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Sanuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sanuni (51) may also be a first name.
Sanuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanuni (Hindi: सनुडी, Oriya: ସାନୁନୀ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanuni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Sanuni reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sanuni is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used given name internationally, held by 51 people.
The surname Sanuni is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Enugu, where 31 percent are found, Kaduna, where 25 percent are found and Sokoto, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 33 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanuni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanuni in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନୁନୀ | sanuni | 66.67 |
| ସାଣୁଣି | sanuni | 33.33 |
| Sanuni in the Hindi language | ||
| सनुडी | sanudi | 33.33 |
| शनुनी | sanuni | 33.33 |
| सनुनी | sanuni | 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 Sanuni
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