Sanvu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Sanvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Sanvu (187) may also be a first name.

Sanvu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanvu (Hindi: सन्वू, Marathi: सन्वू, Russian: Санву) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanvu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sanvu reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 665,130th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 187 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Mukono District, where 60 percent reside, Kaliro District, where 30 percent reside and Kalangala District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Japan, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shanvu917/
Ssanvu914/
Sanvou911/
Sanvhu911/
Sanbu802,953/
Samvu8066/
Sanwu8013/
Sanbui732,460/
Shamvu73194/
Samvuu73105/
Sanbut7349/
Sanbhu7341/
Sanbou7314/
Sainbu737/
Sanwou736/
Shanbu735/
Shanwu734/
Chanvu732/
Sanbud731/
Xhanvu731/
Samvui731/
Zanvou731/
Janvau731/
Sanbus731/
Sanwuu731/
Sanweu731/
Djanvou6728/
Shanbhu6710/
Sonvaux678/
Shanbuy673/
Shainbu672/
Sanbhus672/
Shanwou671/
Shenvou671/
Sianbou671/
Sainbux671/
Sanbouz671/
Seanbut671/
Saenhwu671/
Sanbuth671/
Chanhvu671/
Sanbout671/
Sanbudh671/
Shanbut670/

Sanvu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanvu in the Marathi language
सन्वूsanvu-
Sanvu in the Hindi language
सन्वूsanvu33.33
संवूsanvu33.33
संवुsanvu33.33
Sanvu in the Russian language
Санвуsanvu-

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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 Sanvu
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