Sakaman Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sakaman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakaman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Sakaman (109) may also be a first name.

Sakaman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sakaman (Hindi: सकमां, Marathi: सकमान, Oriya: ସକମନ) is found most frequently in Benin. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakaman? popularity and diffusion

Sakaman is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Sakaman live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 109 people.

The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent live and Donga Department, where 50 percent live. Excluding Benin it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakaman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakaman in the Oriya language
ସକମନsakamana-
Sakaman in the Hindi language
सकमांsakamam53.33
सकमानsakamana33.33
सकमणsakamana6.67
सकमंsakamam6.67
Sakaman in the Marathi language
सकमानsakamana50
सकमनsakamana50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakaman
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