Sanuwar Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Sanuwar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanuwar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal921:309,5763,567
India691:11,116,890206,545
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sanuwar (1,896) may also be a first name.

Sanuwar Last Name Facts

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

Sanuwar (Hindi: सनौवर, Oriya: ସନୁୱର) is carried by more people in Nepal than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanuwar? popularity and diffusion

Sanuwar is the 1,231,034th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sanuwar reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sanuwar is also the 174,590th most commonly used given name at a global level, borne by 1,896 people.

This last name is most widespread in Nepal, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 309,576. In Nepal it is most prevalent in: Janakpur, where 60 percent live, Sagarmatha, where 28 percent live and Mechi, where 5 percent live. Aside from Nepal this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 37 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanauwar9363/
Sanouwar9313/
Sanauwwar881/
Sanowar862,390/
Januwar8651/
Sanubar8649/
Sonuwar8638/
Sanuvar8614/
Saniwar8614/
Zanuwar8611/
Senuwar867/
Sanauvar80255/
Sanaubar8020/
Shaniwar8019/
Shanowar8012/
Sanoubar8012/
Sanouvar8011/
Sanowwar8010/
Zainuwar809/
Sanguvar807/
Shanubar804/
Sainiwar804/
Sannowar803/
Shanuvar802/
Sonouwar801/
Chanuwar801/
Shanauvar7512/
Shanauuar751/
Shanaubar751/
Sonuvar71365/
Sanivar71194/
Sonowar7134/
Sonubar714/
Zanowar711/
Zaniwar711/
Chanhujwar711/
Shanivar6729/
Sohnubar671/
Sonauvar671/
Channuvar637/
Sahanivar631/
Sonivar573/
Senivar571/
Senouvor5316/
Sonubeir532/
Schenivar501/

Sanuwar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanuwar in the Hindi language
सनौवरsanauvara50
सनउवरsana'uvara50
Sanuwar in the Oriya language
ସନୁୱରsanuwara48.89
ସନୁୱାରsanuwara17.78
ସାନୁୱାରsanuwara13.33
ସନୁୱାର୍sanuwar6.67
ସାନୁଓାରsanuoara4.44
ସାନୁଆରsanu'ara4.44
ସାନଓାରsanaoara2.22
ସାନୁଓରsanu'ora2.22

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanuwar
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