Family name Sanom (สนม 
, Sanom 
, สนอม ) , all over the world, is a rare last name. The surname Sanom is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, the Dominican Republic, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the United States. More prevalently, Sanom is the forename as well as the last name.