Sanyoh Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Sanyoh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 32 | 1:137,767 | 10,163 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sanyoh (34) may also be a first name.
Sanyoh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanyoh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sanyoh is found most frequently in Liberia. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sanyoh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanyoh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sanyoh is the 2,876,555th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Sanyoh occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sanyoh are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most widely held given name globally It is held by 34 people.
The last name Sanyoh is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 137,767. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 56 percent live, Montserrado County, where 41 percent live and Bong County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Liberia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
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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
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- 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 Sanyoh
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