Sakana Surname
Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname
Sakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 369 | 1:125,149 | 10,392 |
| Burkina Faso | 308 | 1:59,585 | 2,450 |
| India | 271 | 1:2,830,500 | 86,615 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Japan | 188 | 1:680,023 | 16,802 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Sakana (22,191) may also be a first name.
Sakana Demographics
Sakana Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sakana (Arabic: ساكني, Hindi: सकना, Marathi: सकना, Oriya: ସକନା) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sakana is the 253,048th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,662,537 people. The surname Sakana occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Sakana are found; 24 percent are found in East Africa and 20 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sakana is also the 34,970th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 22,191 people.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 125,149. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 40 percent live, Narok County, where 38 percent live and Bungoma County, where 17 percent live. Barring Kenya Sakana occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.
Sakana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakana in the Marathi language | ||
| सकना | sakana | 71.05 |
| साकना | sakana | 21.05 |
| शंकर | sankara | 2.63 |
| सुकना | sukana | 2.63 |
| सकीना | sakina | 2.63 |
| Sakana in the Hindi language | ||
| सकना | sakana | 63.64 |
| सकाना | sakana | 35.23 |
| सकणा | sakana | 0.57 |
| सकीना | sakina | 0.57 |
| Sakana in the Oriya language | ||
| ସକନା | sakana | 37.5 |
| ସାକାନା | sakana | 37.5 |
| ସାକନା | sakana | 12.5 |
| ସକନ | sakana | 12.5 |
| Sakana in the Arabic language | ||
| ساكني | sakny | - |
| سكنا | skna | - |
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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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- 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 Sakana
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