Saunim Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Saunim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Saunim (44) may also be a first name.
Saunim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saunim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saunim is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saunim? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Saunim occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Saunim reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 44 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 339,738. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: East Sepik, where 96 percent reside and Manus, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 4 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 Saunim
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