Sakhama Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Sakhama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sakhama (26) may also be a first name.
Sakhama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakhama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakhama is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakhama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sakhama is the 862,604th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sakhama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sakhama is also the 2,084,397th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 26 people.
The surname Sakhama is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Apart from Malawi this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Sakhama
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