Sinau Surname
Approximately 589 people bear this surname
Sinau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 376 | 1:78,442 | 5,572 |
| Indonesia | 116 | 1:1,140,079 | 81,531 |
| Papua New Guinea | 71 | 1:114,841 | 15,585 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Siñau (1) are calculated separately.
Sinau (321) may also be a first name.
Sinau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sinau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sinau (Hindi: सिनाऊ, Oriya: ସିନାଉ, Russian: Синау) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Siñau. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sinau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 544,093rd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 12,372,743 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Sinau reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 489,856th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 321 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 78,442. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 86 percent reside, Sabah, where 7 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside. Besides Malaysia it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sinau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sinau in the Hindi language | ||
| सिनाऊ | sina'u | - |
| Sinau in the Oriya language | ||
| ସିନାଉ | sina'u | - |
| Sinau in the Russian language | ||
| Синау | sinau | - |
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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 Sinau
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