Explore the Family Name Sana

The meaning of Sana

1. Italian (Lombardy): perhaps from the medieval male and female personal name Sana, or from a variant of the personal name Zana, feminine form of Zan. 2. Czech (Šána): from a pet form of the personal name Aleksandr (see Alexander). 3. Muslim (mainly Bangladesh and Burkina Faso): unexplained. 4. Filipino: unexplained.

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How common is the last name Sana in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sana has grown in popularity over a 10-year span from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 51,458 and increased significantly by 27.34% to 37,391 in 2010. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 380 to 596, marking an impressive growth rate of 56.84%. As for the proportion per 100k, it experienced a rise of 42.86%, going up from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#37,391	27.34%
Count	380	596	56.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.2	42.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sana

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Sana saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. People of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity held the majority with this surname, seeing a slight increase from 48.68% in 2000 to 50.17% in 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as White declined slightly from 34.47% to 33.05%, the Black community saw a novel emergence with 6.88% identifying with the surname Sana in 2010, from zero in 2000. Hispanic representation remained fairly stable, with a small decrease from 6.84% to 6.71%, and those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero. There was no recorded change for the American Indian and Alaskan Native group.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	48.68%	50.17%	3.06%
White	34.47%	33.05%	-4.12%
Black	0%	6.88%	0%
Hispanic	6.84%	6.71%	-1.9%
Two or More Races	6.05%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%