Sahoon Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Sahoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sahoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India101:76,706,538639,611
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Sahoon (2,324) may also be a first name.

Sahoon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sahoon (Hindi: साहून) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sahoon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sahoon reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 56 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 154,354th most frequently held given name globally, held by 2,324 people.

The surname Sahoon is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 76,706,538. In India Sahoon is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 100 percent live. Apart from India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 32 percent live and Pakistan, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saehoon9219/
Shahoon928/
Saohon83179/
Sohoon839/
Sahoan831/
Soahon831/
Shahoan77112/
Sahouan7739/
Shaooan777/
Zahouon774/
Souahon773/
Sohouon771/
Sohhoon771/
Soahong771/
Shoohan770/
Shahoogian751/
Soaon7323/
Saoan7318/
Sahouane712,013/
Sagiahon71102/
Sohahong713/
Zaehouon712/
Shahouan711/
Sayyoong711/
Sohahoun711/
Shauahon711/
Saouan6720/
Soohan6716/
Sohaon675/
Saoang675/
Zaouon672/
Saoaan672/
Shaoan672/
Cahoan672/
Soaont671/
Shaojiong671/
Saohan671/
Saoane671/
Sauoan671/

Sahoon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sahoon in the Hindi language
साहूनsahuna-

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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 Sahoon
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