Sakanama Surname
Approximately 73 people bear this surname
Sakanama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Zambia | 22 | 1:720,451 | 26,729 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Sakanama (49) may also be a first name.
Sakanama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakanama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakanama (Oriya: ସାକନାମା) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakanama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Sakanama occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sakanama live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most widespread first name internationally, held by 49 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 96 percent reside and North Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 30 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakanahama | 89 | 5 | / |
| Sakanami | 88 | 221 | / |
| Jakanama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ssekanama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sakenamma | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sekhanamaj | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sakeenamma | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sokonama | 75 | 4 | / |
| Shakeenamma | 74 | 1 | / |
| Saccanamath | 74 | 1 | / |
| Shekainoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekenamo | 63 | 12 | / |
| Sekanemo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sacanome | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sekenhamo | 59 | 500 | / |
| Chacanami | 59 | 1 | / |
| Jacanamuoy | 56 | 1 | / |
Sakanama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakanama in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାକନାମା | sakanama | 40 |
| ସକାନାମା | sakanama | 40 |
| ସାକାନାମା | sakanama | 20 |
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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 Sakanama
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