Sanvu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Sanvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
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 surname Sanvu (Hindi: सन्वू, Marathi: सन्वू, Russian: Санву) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanvu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sanvu is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sanvu are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 665,130th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 187 people.
Sanvu is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Sanvu is primarily found in: Mukono District, where 60 percent live, Kaliro District, where 30 percent live and Kalangala District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Uganda Sanvu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Japan, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanvu | 91 | 7 | / |
| Ssanvu | 91 | 4 | / |
| Sanvou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanvhu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Sanbu | 80 | 2,953 | / |
| Samvu | 80 | 66 | / |
| Sanwu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sanbui | 73 | 2,460 | / |
| Shamvu | 73 | 194 | / |
| Samvuu | 73 | 105 | / |
| Sanbut | 73 | 49 | / |
| Sanbhu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Sanbou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Sainbu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Sanwou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shanbu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Shanwu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chanvu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sanbud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Xhanvu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Samvui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zanvou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janvau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanbus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanwuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sanweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djanvou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shanbhu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sonvaux | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shanbuy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shainbu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanbhus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shanwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shenvou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sianbou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sainbux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seanbut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saenhwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanhvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanbudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shanbut | 67 | 0 | / |
Sanvu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanvu in the Marathi language | ||
| सन्वू | sanvu | - |
| Sanvu in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्वू | sanvu | 33.33 |
| संवू | sanvu | 33.33 |
| संवु | sanvu | 33.33 |
| Sanvu in the Russian language | ||
| Санву | sanvu | - |
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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 Sanvu
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