Sanyei Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Sanyei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sanyei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanyei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanyei is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanyei? popularity and diffusion
Sanyei is the 3,602,217th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Sanyei reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Sanyei is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea Sanyei is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Japan, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Sanyei
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