Sanyane Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sanyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6761:80,1459,906
England61:9,286,343223,652
Botswana41:546,73222,624
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Sanyane (133) may also be a first name.

Sanyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sanyane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻨﻴﺎﻥ, Marathi: संयाने) occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanyane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 478,963rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 10,455,590 people. Sanyane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sanyane reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 804,402nd most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 133 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 676 people, or 1 in 80,145. In South Africa Sanyane is primarily found in: North West, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 46 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Sanyane Last Name Statistics demography

Sanyane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.19% less than the national average, earning R 182,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sanyane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sanyane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻨﻴﺎﻥsnyan-
Sanyane in the Marathi language
संयानेsanyane-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sanyane
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