Sané Surname

312,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sané Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sané Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania8611:4,756573
Portugal1981:52,6172,944
France531:1,253,259128,888
Angola361:749,7002,649
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Guinea61:1,972,3031,775
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Sane (146,270), Sanè (56), Sañé (10), Şane (109) & Šane (1) are calculated separately.

Sané (746) may also be a first name.

Sané Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sané Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sané occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Sane, Sanè, Sañé, Şane or Šane. For other potential spellings of Sané click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sané? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sané is the 312,208th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,047,756 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sané are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 301,048th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 746 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 861 people, or 1 in 4,756. In Mauritania Sané is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 59 percent are found, Guidimagha Region, where 30 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania Sané occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 16 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sane92146,270/
Sanè9256/
Sañé9210/
Sanné8928/
Samné899/
Sauné894/
Sanés893/
Sasné893/
Shané892/
Sanéz891/
Şane83109/
Šane831/
Sainné801/
Sani752,620,746/
Sana75226,625/
Sany7521,952/
Sanh755,366/
Sanj75815/
Samé7543/
Saní751/
Schanné738/
Saini67412,099/
Sahni67398,047/
Sanni67162,092/
Sanna6758,912/
Shani6732,632/
Sangi6726,674/
Shane6719,722/
Sanei6714,881/
Saine6713,569/
Saina6712,082/
Sagne6710,580/
Saani678,644/
Sanaa678,582/
Saney678,151/
Saner677,473/
Sanai676,749/
Sanne675,904/
Sanny675,317/
Sanoy675,072/
Sange674,976/
Shana674,781/
Seane673,960/
Sauni673,319/
Sanit673,270/
Siana673,227/
Sahne673,011/
Sanes672,830/
Saniy672,824/
Sanez672,787/
Sanyo672,753/
Sauna672,737/
Samne671,885/
Sanip671,838/
Saana671,790/
Sanay671,761/
Sanih671,597/
Sjane671,588/
Sajna671,441/
Sanie671,290/
Sainh671,248/
Sanje671,215/
Sanaj671,153/
Siane671,017/
Sanhi671,011/
Sanoi67822/
Sanio67790/
Saneh67779/
Sanee67770/
Szany67702/
Sasni67676/
Sayni67602/
Shanh67597/
Sanii67549/
Saane67529/
Sanuy67499/
Sanis67485/
Sayne67484/
Sanoj67467/
Sanyi67431/
Sanet67401/
Saune67389/
Shany67371/
Sainy67340/
Saned67330/
Samni67319/
Sanep67299/
Sanui67291/
Sanid67265/
Sayna67248/
Sajni67220/
Sagni67207/
Sanjh67183/
Sanea67173/
Sasne67155/
Szani67154/
Seana67152/
Saniz67123/
Sahnı6791/
Satni6789/
Sahny6786/
Sanhe6776/
Szana6763/
Ssane6761/
Sanhá6760/
Ssani6757/
Sanoa6756/
Ssana6753/
Shanj6745/
Sanij6742/
Hsani6736/
Zsani6736/
Siany6732/
Sjani6731/
Sanuj6730/
Saneu6728/
Sauny6726/
Satne6725/
Chané6721/
Hsana6715/
Sajne6710/
Saany6710/
Soiné6710/
Jsani679/
Sanej678/
Sonné678/
Seany676/
Sainj676/
Saniç676/
Hsane674/
Samér674/
Saynj673/
Sahnj672/
Sayny672/
Sajnh672/
Sajny671/
Sahnh671/
Sanyh671/
Saanh671/
Sonéa671/
Sanná671/
Zanhé671/
Åsane671/
Xsani671/
Shanı671/
Sa'na671/
Saneć671/
Sannh671/
Sannè671/
Sannı671/
Sanñe671/
Saâni671/
Saína671/
Saíni671/
Saïne671/
Saymé671/
Saïni671/
Sanyd671/
Sianj671/
Sjany671/
Sanhy670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sané
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