Al Sakany Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Sakany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Al Sakany Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen171:1,554,42912,359
Palestine91:505,42812,843
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al Sakany Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Sakany Come From? nationality or country of origin

Al Sakany has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Al Sakany click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Sakany? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Sakany live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

Al Sakany is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,554,429. In Yemen Al Sakany is most prevalent in: Sana'a Governorate, where 35 percent reside, 'Amran Governorate, where 24 percent reside and Aden Governorate, where 24 percent reside. Barring Yemen Al Sakany exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Palestine, where 33 percent reside and Syria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Sakany892,813/
Al Sakani893/
Al Shakani841/
Al Shoukany808/
Al Shekhany801/
Al Saqani784/
Al Shaykhani76975/
Al Sakhayneh76102/
Al Shaikhani763/
Al Saqqani7420/
Al Soukani741/
Al Zakhani741/
Al Shoukani702/
Al-Shoukany701/
Al Shayqani701/
Al-Shaikhani671/
Al-Zakani671/
Al Shoukanid671/
Al Shaykhouni6478/
Al Zoukani639/
Al Zaiqani631/
Al Shaykhounis614/
Al-Shekhani601/
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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
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  • 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 Sakany
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