Sakanu Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sakanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sakanu (120) may also be a first name.

Sakanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sakanu (Hindi: सकनू, Oriya: ସକନୁ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Sakanu are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 852,104th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 120 people.

The surname Sakanu is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea Sakanu is most common in: Morobe, where 42 percent reside, West Sepik, where 33 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 22 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea Sakanu exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakanau9245/
Sakangu9221/
Sahkanu9212/
Sakanuz929/
Sakhanu926/
Shakanu923/
Sakanou921/
Sakkanu921/
Sahakanu86131/
Siakanou8652/
Sakaungu864/
Shahkanu862/
Sakhanou862/
Sakainou861/
Sakagneu861/
Sakanhup861/
Jakanu8311/
Sekanu833/
Sokanu832/
Sacanu831/
Zakanu831/
Sakamnouy8013/
Siakannou801/
Saceanu77747/
Sokhanu77250/
Sekhanu77109/
Zakangu774/
Jakhanu772/
Sokanou772/
Sokangu771/
Sakanoe771/
Jakannu771/
Sokannu771/
Jaykanu771/
Sakeenu771/
Sakaumnouy751/
Zaykhanu7151/
Djakanou7127/
Shakanoo7118/
Sacanoud719/
Ziakanou715/
Soukanou711/
Jaykannu711/
Sokenu671,099/
Shaakongu6722/
Sekenu679/
Secanu677/
Sekonu676/
Jokanu673/
Sokhangou671/
Sekhaainu671/
Schakenou671/
Soukangou671/

Sakanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakanu in the Oriya language
ସକନୁsakanu-
Sakanu in the Hindi language
सकनूsakanu30
सकानूsakanu30
सकानुsakanu20
सकनुsakanu10
सकंूsakamu10

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Footnotes

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