Sanya Surname
Approximately 34,767 people bear this surname
Sanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 13,912 | 1:9,189 | 1,277 |
| Uganda | 6,374 | 1:6,125 | 1,084 |
| Nigeria | 4,377 | 1:40,471 | 3,222 |
| Kenya | 4,224 | 1:10,933 | 1,379 |
| Tanzania | 2,308 | 1:22,938 | 2,828 |
| Thailand | 1,301 | 1:54,295 | 6,524 |
| India | 532 | 1:1,441,852 | 54,882 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Lesotho | 220 | 1:9,239 | 2,092 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Indonesia | 198 | 1:667,925 | 52,159 |
| United States | 184 | 1:1,969,886 | 126,972 |
| Benin | 182 | 1:56,789 | 7,049 |
| England | 123 | 1:452,992 | 29,924 |
| Zimbabwe | 82 | 1:188,271 | 22,304 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Taiwan | 15 | 1:1,562,983 | 10,375 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Sanya (150,732) may also be a first name.
Sanya Demographics
Average Sanya Salary in
United States
$39,178 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanya (Arabic: سانيا, Bengali: সন্যা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﺎﻧﻴﺎ, Hindi: सन्या, Marathi: सन्या, Oriya: ସନଯ୍ା, Tibetan: སན་ཡ་) is found most in Japan. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 16,039th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 209,611 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Sanya are found; 40 percent are found in East Asia and 40 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Sanya is also the 6,965th most common given name globally It is held by 150,732 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 13,912 people, or 1 in 9,189. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Aomori Prefecture, where 15 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Sanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Traditional African (64%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Sanya surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Sanya earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.2% less than the national average, earning $39,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $48,674 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sanya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﺎﻧﻴﺎ | sanya | - |
| Sanya in the Tibetan language | ||
| སན་ཡ་ | senya | - |
| Sanya in the Marathi language | ||
| सन्या | san'ya | 80.47 |
| सान्या | san'ya | 7.86 |
| साण्या | sanya | 3.05 |
| संया | sanya | 2.06 |
| सण्या | sanya | 0.61 |
| सनया | sanaya | 0.46 |
| सानया | sanaya | 0.46 |
| सांया | sanya | 0.38 |
| रण्या | ranya | 0.15 |
| सत्या | satya | 0.15 |
| गण्या | ganya | 0.08 |
| वाण्या | vanya | 0.08 |
| सनीया | saniya | 0.08 |
| राण्या | ranya | 0.08 |
| सणया | sanaya | 0.08 |
| सया | saya | 0.08 |
| संत्या | santya | 0.08 |
| सनपा | sanapa | 0.08 |
| बाण्या | banya | 0.08 |
| संय | sanya | 0.08 |
| सन्मा | sanma | 0.08 |
| Sanya in the Oriya language | ||
| ସନଯ୍ା | sanaya | 70.09 |
| ସନା | sana | 17.24 |
| ସାନଯ୍ା | sanaya | 2.14 |
| ସନିଆ | sani'a | 1.42 |
| ସାନା | sana | 1.28 |
| ସନଯ୍ | sanay | 0.85 |
| ସଁାୟ | samaya | 0.85 |
| ସନଜ୍ା | sanaja | 0.71 |
| ସଁାୟା | samaya | 0.57 |
| ସଂୟ | samya | 0.43 |
| ସନ | sana | 0.43 |
| ସନକ଼୍ା | sanaqa | 0.28 |
| ସନର୍ା | sanara | 0.28 |
| ସନୋ | sano | 0.28 |
| ସନାଏ | sana'e | 0.28 |
| ସଁୟା | samya | 0.14 |
| ସନଦ୍ା | sanada | 0.14 |
| ସନହ୍ା | sanaha | 0.14 |
| ସାନଯ୍ | sanay | 0.14 |
| ସନଲ୍ା | sanala | 0.14 |
| ସଞୟ | sanaya | 0.14 |
| ସାଂୟାଂ | samyam | 0.14 |
| ସନବ୍ା | sanaba | 0.14 |
| ସନଚ୍ା | sanaca | 0.14 |
| ସଂୟା | samya | 0.14 |
| ସନଫ଼୍ା | sanafa | 0.14 |
| ଶନଯ୍ା | sanaya | 0.14 |
| ସନଗ୍ା | sanaga | 0.14 |
| Sanya in the Bengali language | ||
| সন্যা | san'ya | 50 |
| সন্যভক্তি | san'yabhakti | 50 |
| Sanya in the Hindi language | ||
| सन्या | san'ya | 39.1 |
| सान्या | san'ya | 33.33 |
| संया | sanya | 18.46 |
| सन्य | san'ya | 2.44 |
| सानया | sanaya | 1.92 |
| सानिया | saniya | 1.03 |
| शन्या | san'ya | 1.03 |
| संय | sanya | 0.64 |
| सांया | sanya | 0.51 |
| सनया | sanaya | 0.38 |
| सान्य | san'ya | 0.26 |
| सांय | sanya | 0.13 |
| शानया | sanaya | 0.13 |
| साण्या | sanya | 0.13 |
| सत्य | satya | 0.13 |
| संंया | samnya | 0.13 |
| Sanya in the Arabic language | ||
| سانيا | sanya | - |
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