Sukanya Forename

4,668th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 224,469 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sukanya Forename User-submission:

Sukanya is a popular Maharashtrian name, which means 'upholding woman'. It comes from kanya (कन्या), meaning 'woman', and prefix su- (सु), meaning 'good'.

Sukanya Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand
100%
162,5381:43124
India
100%
57,9071:20,9802,992
Bangladesh
100%
1,2831:124,2887,723
Saudi Arabia-6411:48,0705,572
United States
100%
6161:588,53414,672
United Arab Emirates-3541:20,2032,078
Sri Lanka-2861:72,7246,418
Qatar
100%
1351:17,5532,624
Sweden
100%
1331:74,1203,476
England
 
98%
1111:500,92710,653
Malaysia
 
97%
861:354,06917,214
Germany
100%
691:1,401,1299,483
Denmark-501:112,9903,130
Taiwan
100%
351:679,13432,372
Norway
100%
341:150,9514,193
Canada-311:1,068,81820,809
Finland
 
95%
191:288,5894,209
Australia-191:718,8229,906
New Zealand-171:266,8268,395
Switzerland
100%
161:513,3448,079
Singapore-141:449,07510,858
Jamaica-91:320,3599,892
South Africa
100%
71:7,790,378138,656
Cambodia
 
80%
51:3,254,66631,163
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Northern Ireland-51:368,6292,296
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Iceland-41:91,5043,703
Hong Kong-41:1,938,1818,439
Oman-41:1,027,1676,577
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
Wales-21:1,547,15412,610
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Italy
100%
21:30,531,04557,596
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375

Sukanya (2,678) may also be a surname.

Sukanya Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sukanya is a popular Maharashtrian name, which means 'upholding woman'. It comes from kanya (कन्या), meaning 'woman', and prefix su- (सु), meaning 'good'.

- victoriaheffly

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