All around the world, Sanye (Сание 
, 三爷 
, Sanye 
) is a rare principally female, but very infrequently masculine forename. The forename Sanye is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare girly name, Russia, where it is a rare feminine name, and Turkey. Also, Sanye is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Сание | Kazakhstan, Russia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Armenia |
| 三爷 | China |
| Sanye | Tanzania, Myanmar, Turkey, India, China |
| Санье | Kazakhstan, Russia |