Sakalani Surname

147,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sakalani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakalani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,3331:575,44328,051
Tanzania1,1751:45,0575,091
Malawi4441:38,5575,632
Zambia381:417,10320,300
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Sakalani (34) may also be a first name.

Sakalani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sakalani (Hindi: सकलानी, Marathi: साकलानी, Oriya: ସାକଲାଣି) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakalani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 147,758th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,433,237 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Sakalani reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Sakalani is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 34 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,333 people, or 1 in 575,443. In India Sakalani is most numerous in: Uttarkhand, where 52 percent are found, Himachal Pradesh, where 21 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Besides India Sakalani is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 39 percent are found and Malawi, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakalani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakalani in the Hindi language
सकलानीsakalani98.59
सकलाणीsakalani0.77
शकलानीsakalani0.26
सकलनीsakalani0.13
एसआरesa'ara0.13
Sakalani in the Marathi language
साकलानीsakalani38.46
सकलाणीsakalani23.08
सकलानीsakalani15.38
सकलािनsakalaina15.38
सकालनीsakalani7.69
Sakalani in the Oriya language
ସାକଲାଣିsakalani33.33
ସକଲାନୀsakalani33.33
ସାକଳଣିsakalani16.67
ସାକଲାଣୣsakalana16.67

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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
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