Where Does The Last Name Sakanya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sakanya (Bengali: সকন্যা, Hindi: सकन्या, Marathi: सकन्या) is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakanya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 179,972^nd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,076,212 people. The surname Sakanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Sakanya reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sakanya is also the 361,218^th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 544 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,170 people, or 1 in 13,547. In Zambia Sakanya is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 51 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Thailand, where 20 percent reside.