Sakant Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sakant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India411:18,708,912282,725
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Sakant (102) may also be a first name.

Sakant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sakant (Hindi: साकंत, Marathi: सकंट) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sakant is the 2,808,717th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakant are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 935,178th most common first name globally, borne by 102 people.

This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 59 percent reside, Madhya Pradesh, where 32 percent reside and Gujarat, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakhant92772/
Shakant929/
Saikant927/
Sakkant923/
Sakante922/
Saikanth8614/
Saukants8612/
Shakantt868/
Saukante867/
Saakants862/
Sakand8391/
Jakant833/
Sacant832/
Sekant831/
Sazkantch801/
Soukant77375/
Sakhand7717/
Sokante7714/
Jaykant7714/
Jaikant7710/
Shakand775/
Saukand773/
Jakkant771/
Caykant771/
Sakonte771/
Sekhant771/
Jaikanth7115/
Sakounts7110/
Soikante714/
Saukhand714/
Saucaant711/
Shakoont711/
Shakonte711/
Sashkand711/
Sokand6729/
Sekand6717/
Sacand6710/
Zekant678/
Zakont677/
Sakond675/
Jakont673/
Jakand672/
Chaikhant671/
Cacant671/
Shahkhand671/
Sheikhant671/
Jacant670/

Sakant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakant in the Marathi language
सकंटsakanta53.85
सकांतsakanta10.26
साकांतsakanta10.26
साकंतsakanta5.13
वसंतvasanta5.13
साकंटsakanta5.13
सकंतsakanta5.13
यंकटyankata2.56
कांतkanta2.56
Sakant in the Hindi language
साकंतsakanta47.06
सकंटsakanta29.41
सकान्तsakanta5.88
सकांतsakanta5.88
सकन्तsakanta5.88
सकंतsakanta5.88

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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 Sakant
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