Sanwi Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
Sanwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 194 | 1:913,107 | 39,493 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sanwi (130) may also be a first name.
Sanwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanwi (Marathi: सान्वी) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 904,049th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sanwi are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most frequent given name on earth, borne by 130 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Rivers, where 93 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Sanwi is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanwi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanwi in the Marathi language | ||
| सान्वी | sanvi | - |
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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 Sanwi
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