Al Sakan Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Al Sakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 172 | 1:32,774 | 3,270 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Palestine | 23 | 1:197,776 | 9,224 |
| Jordan | 17 | 1:520,143 | 13,397 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Al Sakan Demographics
Al Sakan Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Sakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Sakan is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sakan? popularity and diffusion
Al Sakan is the 1,009,375th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. Al Sakan occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Al Sakan live; 97 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Levant.
This surname is most commonly held in Lebanon, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 32,774. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: Beqaa Governorate, where 87 percent live, Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 6 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 6 percent live. Besides Lebanon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 12 percent live and Palestine, where 9 percent live.
Al Sakan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Al Sakan surname is principally Druze (93%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sakaan | 94 | 17 | / |
| Al Sakhan | 94 | 9 | / |
| Al Sadkhan | 89 | 82 | / |
| Al Saikhan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Saqan | 88 | 24 | / |
| Al Sakam | 88 | 5 | / |
| Al Shokan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al Shaqan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al Sackam | 82 | 3 | / |
| Al Saqhan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al Sockan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sakaan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Sokhan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Sakhayneh | 80 | 102 | / |
| Al-Saikhan | 78 | 914 | / |
| Al Shoukan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Sheikan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zakan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Jakam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Zaqan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Zakam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al Zakham | 71 | 495 | / |
| Al Jokhan | 71 | 40 | / |
| Al-Sekhan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Al-Saqaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Seikhan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zaqan | 63 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al Sakan
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