Sanvy Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sanvy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanvy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin261:397,52329,143
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sanvy (17) may also be a first name.

Sanvy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanvy is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanvy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Sanvy reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is most frequent in: Littoral Department, where 58 percent are found, Zou Department, where 35 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 4 percent are found. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 30 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanviy917/
Sanvay913/
Sanvey911/
Sanvoy911/
Sanvaya833/
Sanvi801,065/
Sanva80192/
Sanby80122/
Sanve8034/
Sanwy809/
Zanvy801/
Samvy801/
Sonvy800/
Sanvee731,505/
Saunby73465/
Sanbay73174/
Sanver73102/
Shanvi7324/
Sanvaj7321/
Sanvai7316/
Sainve7313/
Sanway7311/
Sanbey7310/
Sanvaa736/
Sanvie735/
Sonvay734/
Seanva734/
Sanboy734/
Saanvi733/
Sanved733/
Sanvit733/
Sanvoj732/
Sanvio732/
Samvoy732/
Shanve732/
Sanvet732/
Sanuay732/
Sainva731/
Chanvy731/
Sanwey731/
Shanvj731/
Sanhvi731/
Sanvei731/
Sanvej731/
Sanvis731/
Shanva731/
Sonvey731/
Shanby731/
Sainby730/
Shanvaj67114/
Sainvet6788/
Sanuhay6779/
Shanbay6736/
Sahnvaj6732/
Sanveer6716/
Sanvhez6714/
Sonvaya675/
Sainvaj674/
Sanbaya673/
Shanbuy673/
Shahnvi673/
Shanver673/
Shanvez673/
Saunway672/
Sanvich672/
Saynbay672/
Seanvee671/
Shanvai671/
Sanvhes671/
Shanmby671/
Samvays671/
Sanvhit671/
Sainbhy671/
Hsanveh671/
Sainvie671/
Sanvets671/
Shanway671/
Samvoys670/
Schanva670/
Sanvith670/

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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 Sanvy
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