Sanyang Surname

12,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Gambia
Highest density in:
Gambia

Sanyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sanyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Gambia43,5201:447
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Spain1761:265,63716,656
England1681:331,65524,447
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Norway241:214,26224,079
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Finland121:458,05828,977
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sanyang (7,678) may also be a first name.

Sanyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanyang occurs more in The Gambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanyang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,572nd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 163,317 people. Sanyang is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sanyang live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 73,016th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 7,678 people.

It is most commonly used in The Gambia, where it is held by 43,520 people, or 1 in 44. Barring The Gambia this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 1 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Sanyang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sanyang are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sanyang earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 31.73% less than the national average, earning 236,277 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.82% less than the national average, earning $29,420 USD per year.

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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 Sanyang
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