Sanuwa Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Sanuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Sanuwa (81) may also be a first name.
Sanuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanuwa (Hindi: सनुवा, Oriya: ସାନୁୱା) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanuwa? popularity and diffusion
Sanuwa is the 2,414,640th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Sanuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Sanuwa are found; 37 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 35 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sanuwa is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 81 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 6,011,327. In Indonesia Sanuwa is most common in: East Kalimantan, where 95 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 5 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Sanuwa is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanuwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanuwa in the Hindi language | ||
| सनुवा | sanuva | - |
| Sanuwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାନୁୱା | sanuwa | - |
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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 Sanuwa
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