Sanways Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Sanways Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanways Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Sanways Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanways (Marathi: सनवेस) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sanways click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanways? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Sanways occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sanways reside; 86 percent reside in South America and 86 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Paraná, where 58 percent reside, Santa Catarina, where 17 percent reside and Federal District, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sannways931/
Sainways930/
Sanwas929/
Samways862,822/
Sanwais863/
Shanwas862/
Sonways861/
Shanwash8014/
Shanwasj801/
Sahanwas801/
Sanbas7724/
Sanwaj7718/
Sanwaz7714/
Sanwis772/
Sanvas772/
Shanwaz71633/
Shanwaj71123/
Sahnwaj7168/
Chanwas719/
Samwais716/
Sanbass716/
Samwaus712/
Shamwas712/
Sanvase712/
Shanvas712/
Samwats711/
Samwhys711/
Sonwase711/
Sanhwaj711/
Samvays711/
Sonwais711/
Sajnwaj711/
Somways710/
Shahnwaj67315/
Sahanwaj67177/
Shanwaaj677/
Shaanwaz674/
Shhanwaj673/
Shanwaaz673/
Shanwaiz672/
Shanhwaz672/
Shhanwaz672/
Shamwash671/
Shanwahj671/
Shajnwaj671/
Sahnwaaj671/

Sanways Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanways in the Marathi language
सनवेसsanavesa-

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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 Sanways
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