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) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanways? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sanways is the 5,213,395th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name 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.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil Sanways is most prevalent in: Paraná, where 58 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 17 percent live and Federal District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Brazil Sanways occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live.

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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