Sanweyne Surname

306,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Sanweyne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanweyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia9801:13,727902
Kenya2441:189,26214,086
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Sanweyne (163) may also be a first name.

Sanweyne Last Name Facts

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

Sanweyne is found most frequently in Somalia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanweyne? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sanweyne is the 306,799th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanweyne reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 717,791st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 163 people.

Sanweyne is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 980 people, or 1 in 13,727. Barring Somalia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Sanweyne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Sanweyne earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sanweyn93245/
Sanwene935/
Sanwayne88248/
Sanweine88184/
Sanweyna882/
Sanweene881/
Sanwen8654/
Sanwane8011/
Samwene805/
Sanweni805/
Sanwein802/
Shanwen802/
Sonwene802/
Sanwaen801/
Sanwean801/
Shamwene758/
Sanwayna754/
Sanweang751/
Shanwane751/
Sianwane751/
Sonweine751/
Sonweane751/
Sambeyne751/
Sanwoune751/
Sanwan711,817/
Sanwin7121/
Shamweene712/
Sanwani671,294/
Sanbein67348/
Sanvane67259/
Sambene6764/
Sonwein6724/
Shonwen6724/
Saanven6717/
Sanwuan6716/
Shanwan6714/
Sanveni678/
Sonwhen677/
Sonwien675/
Samwine675/
Sanvien674/
Sonwaen674/
Samwane674/
Saanwan674/
Sonvene672/
Sannwin671/
Sanbine671/
Sanbane671/
Sanvena671/
Sanveen671/
Sainwan671/
Sanwaan671/
Sanwwan671/
Somwene671/

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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 Sanweyne
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