Family name الصنعاني (الصنعاني 
) , around the globe, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen الصنعاني is characteristic of Yemen, where it is quite a common surname, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Libya. Very seldom, الصنعاني is the forename as well as the last name.
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| الصنعاني | Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Egypt, Libya |
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عبد الرزاق الصنعاني Eighth-century Yemeni hadith scholar, KW (b. 744) |
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| أبو الأشعث الصنعاني SY |
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| هشام بن يوسف الصنعاني YE |
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