Sanywa Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Sanywa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 70 | 1:557,704 | 30,541 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sanywa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanywa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sanywa occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Sanywa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanywa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sanywa reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Sanywa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 557,704. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Busia District, where 51 percent are found, Kampala District, where 31 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xanywa | 83 | 307 | / |
| Sanuwa | 83 | 63 | / |
| Saniwa | 83 | 62 | / |
| Sanyba | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sanjwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sanewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Xhanywa | 77 | 130 | / |
| Shaniwa | 77 | 121 | / |
| Sianywe | 77 | 42 | / |
| Sanuewa | 77 | 37 | / |
| Sanyova | 77 | 20 | / |
| Sonyowa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Saneawa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Sanewai | 77 | 13 | / |
| Shanuwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sanjwad | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sanewaj | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sanhwaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanyoua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saneyva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanjwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sannewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanyvea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanjhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sanuway | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shahnaywaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sanewait | 71 | 38 | / |
| Shanyova | 71 | 29 | / |
| Sahnewaj | 71 | 19 | / |
| Shanewaj | 71 | 10 | / |
| Shanhiwa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Saneewas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sangaiwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Szanyova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saneewat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sannewaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saniwaad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahnewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shanaiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahnewaj | 67 | 924 | / |
| Saneba | 67 | 502 | / |
| Saneva | 67 | 236 | / |
| Saniba | 67 | 99 | / |
| Sanhua | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sanjua | 67 | 21 | / |
| Saniva | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sanewi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Saniwi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Soniwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sonewa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sanewe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Saniwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sahanewaj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sanuwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sanuwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zanewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xanywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saneewait | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saniwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zanjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahhnewaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahnajwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahnewaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahanuwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanhwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sanewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sonuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahnewad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shahniwaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xanjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sanywa
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