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 last name Sanyoh is more commonly found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanyoh? popularity and diffusion
Sanyoh is the 2,876,555th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sanyoh reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Sanyoh is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 34 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 137,767. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 56 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 41 percent reside and Bong County, where 3 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 2 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 Sanyoh
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