Sanyon Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Sanyon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 431 | 1:10,229 | 1,131 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Sanyon (673) may also be a first name.
Sanyon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanyon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanyon occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanyon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sanyon is the 674,066th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sanyon are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 319,704th most common first name world-wide, borne by 673 people.
Sanyon is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 10,229. In Liberia Sanyon is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 42 percent live, Lofa County, where 23 percent live and Grand Kru County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Liberia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Sanyon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sanyon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sanyon last name contracted 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Sanyon
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