Sanus Surname
Approximately 282 people bear this surname
Sanus Surname User-submission:
Sanus means 'sane', 'healthy', 'good', 'wholesome' in Latin. It appears the root may come from a pre-Roman word, zanuy or sanuy.
Sanus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 73 | 1:640,439 | 29,091 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Nigeria | 54 | 1:3,280,421 | 99,135 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
The alternate forms: Sanuś (1) are calculated separately.
Sanus (391) may also be a first name.
Sanus Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Sanus means 'sane', 'healthy', 'good', 'wholesome' in Latin. It appears the root may come from a pre-Roman word, zanuy or sanuy.
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Where Does The Last Name Sanus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanus (Hindi: सानूस, Marathi: सणस) occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sanuś. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanus? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sanus is the 933,049th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. Sanus is predominantly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Sanus reside; 34 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 34 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 437,834th most common first name at a global level, held by 391 people.
The last name Sanus is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 640,439. In Spain Sanus is mostly concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 99 percent live and Madrid, where 1 percent live. Excluding Spain it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanus in the Hindi language | ||
| सानूस | sanusa | 66.67 |
| सनूस | sanusa | 33.33 |
| Sanus in the Marathi language | ||
| सणस | sanasa | 66.67 |
| संऊस | samusa | 33.33 |
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