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 found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanwi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sanwi is the 904,049th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sanwi live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most frequent forename throughout the world, borne by 130 people.
The surname Sanwi is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 913,107. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 93 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
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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