Throughout the world, Sanami (Sanami 
, Санами 
) is quite a rare dominantly female, but uncommonly masculine first name. The given name Sanami is habitual in Japan, where it is a rare female name, Morocco, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Japan, India, and Nigeria. Likewise, Sanami is the last name as well as the forename.