Sanunu Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Sanunu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 46 | 1:3,850,930 | 110,272 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sanunu (5,231) may also be a first name.
Sanunu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanunu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanunu (Hindi: संंुनु) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Sanunu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanunu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sanunu are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 93,530th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 5,231 people.
Sanunu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 3,850,930. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Oyo, where 35 percent reside, Zamfara, where 17 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Ghana, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saununu | 92 | 229 | / |
| Sanaunu | 92 | 208 | / |
| Shanunu | 92 | 107 | / |
| Sangunu | 92 | 32 | / |
| Sianunu | 92 | 23 | / |
| Sahnunu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Sanungu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Saanunu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sanunou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shanungu | 86 | 493 | / |
| Sanounou | 86 | 210 | / |
| Sahanunu | 86 | 159 | / |
| Sanaunus | 86 | 23 | / |
| Sangungu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shainunu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sainungu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saninu | 83 | 421 | / |
| Zanunu | 83 | 31 | / |
| Sanonu | 83 | 14 | / |
| Sonunu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Shanungou | 80 | 21 | / |
| Sannounou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sanoungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sanhounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saanounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahnounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahanounu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Senaunu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Shaninu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Zainunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Canunuy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Djanunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zangunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jainunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janunut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamnunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaenunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahanounou | 75 | 118 | / |
| Senounou | 71 | 43 | / |
| Zanounou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shamhunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jainunau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sonounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahanouynou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zainuunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Channunu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chanounou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Zaninu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Samhounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shongungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonnouneu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zangounou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zenunu | 67 | 1 | / |
Sanunu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanunu in the Hindi language | ||
| संंुनु | sammunu | - |
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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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- 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 Sanunu
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