Sano is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sano
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sano

How popular is Sano?

Sano is common in Japan.

Sano is ranked 2768 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sanos grew by 80.17242 per cent to 1672 since 2000 and ranked 16993 after elevating 8083 spots. The last name was found in around 6 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 43.72 46.98
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 34.39 35.88
Hispanic or Latino 11 9.38
Black 6.28 0
Others 4.25 4.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.36 0
Sano is quite popular family name mostly used in Japan while Guinea is ahead in terms of density. Around 198506 people have been found who wears Sano as their family name. Sano is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
20,441 Georgia8
98,953 Belarus7
72 Guinea-Bissau6
3,008 Ethiopia3
35,184 Poland3
2,915 Paraguay3
6,779 Nicaragua3
5,817 Albania2
4,104 South Korea2
20,186 Kenya2
4,086 Angola2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
18,035 Egypt2
10,284 Kuwait2
10,395 Latvia2
11,736 Lithuania2
9,498 Iceland1
8,859 Iraq1
31,207 Ireland1
49,529 Israel1
7,941 Guatemala1
17,236 Ghana1
2,715 Gabon1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
107,212 South Africa1
19,810 Croatia1
34,581 Chile1
174,544 Czech Republic1
16,228 Bulgaria1
37,493 Austria1
215 Palau1
24,460 Armenia1
47,891 Norway1
3,275 Nepal1
5,916 Mozambique1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
2,024 Mongolia1
24,421 Slovakia1
2,040 Mali1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
5,589 Sudan1
2,935 Madagascar1
8,371 Syria1
5,553 Taiwan1
11,831 Tajikistan1
14,644 Tunisia1
4,942 Libya1
18,969 Wales1
53,033 Nigeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,023 Tanzania49
50,912 Kazakhstan43
15,412 Denmark34
8,720 Qatar29
36,547 Switzerland27
57,220 Netherlands27
3,922 China11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,356 United Arab Emirates84
5,365 Lebanon84
5,540 Portugal83
60,353 Ukraine79
4,216 Singapore77
57,588 Argentina75
1,389 Thailand68
3,881 Hong Kong59
26,687 Belgium59
40,132 Australia52
Countries with hundreds of Sano:
6,641 Pakistan754
14,370 Italy739
1,161 Dominican Republic721
21,742 Indonesia518
5,033 Peru513
15,335 Algeria357
30,009 France331
76,035 India328
34,330 Germany303
5,541 Venezuela301
14,022 Mexico288
17,962 Morocco268
13,453 Saudi Arabia231
31,049 England145
24,691 Canada140
88,775 Russia137
4,120 Burkina Faso108
25,172 Spain108
9,561 Colombia105
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Sano:
387 Rwanda4,420
3,463 Philippines3,738
4,211 Brazil3,355
290 Senegal2,215
18,635 United States1,747
Countries with ten thousands of Sano:
76 Guinea14,877
Countries with hundred thousands of Sano:
92 Japan160,625
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Angelo Sano from Nicastro, Italy aboard the Alesia from Naples on June 5, 1894. He is registered to be 6 years old when he arrived in Utica. 36 years old Angelo Sano, Anna Sano, aged 35, Ant. Sano (24) Farmer, 3 years old Anto. Sano, Antonino Sano (11) Farmer, Antonino Sano, aged 21, Antonino Sano, aged 21, 21 years old Antonino Sano, and 39 other Sano around 37.21% of whom were farmer while others worked as country man and housewife, peasant migrated to US from Naples, Genoa, Havre, Genoa and Gibraltar & Naples.

Sano Namesakes

  • Abdoulaye Sanogo, Soccer player
  • Kriti Sanon, Model
  • Mizuki Sano, Voice actor
  • Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Actor
  • Kriti Sanon, Model
  • Amadou Sanogo, Political leader
  • Amadou Sanokho, Soccer player
  • Hinako Sano, Model
  • Ami Sano, Poet
  • Kriti Sanon, Model
  • In 2014, Gaku Sano played the role of Kota Kazuraba and Kamen Rider Gaim in action film Kamen Raidâ × Kamen Raidâ Doraibu ando Gaimu Mûbî Taisen Furu Surottoru.
  • Kazuma Sano characterized the key character of N in 2009 action film Gachiban IV.

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