Sakhani Surname
Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname
Sakhani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 629 | 1:284,013 | 6,086 |
| India | 406 | 1:1,889,324 | 66,013 |
| Iran | 38 | 1:2,020,593 | 71,790 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
Sakhani (393) may also be a first name.
Sakhani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakhani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakhani (Hindi: सखणी, Marathi: साखानी, Oriya: ଶାଖନୀ) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sakhani.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakhani? popularity and diffusion
Sakhani is the 340,606th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,753,981 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakhani live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 436,161st most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 393 people.
The surname Sakhani is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 284,013. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 73 percent reside, Punjab, where 26 percent reside and Balochistan, where 1 percent reside. Barring Pakistan Sakhani occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent reside and Iran, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakhani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakhani in the Marathi language | ||
| साखानी | sakhani | 56.65 |
| सखानी | sakhani | 30.06 |
| साखणी | sakhani | 3.47 |
| साखनी | sakhani | 2.31 |
| साखािन | sakhaina | 1.16 |
| साखाणी | sakhani | 1.16 |
| सखनी | sakhani | 0.58 |
| सखणी | sakhani | 0.58 |
| Sakhani in the Hindi language | ||
| सखणी | sakhani | 54.55 |
| सखनी | sakhani | 24.24 |
| सखानी | sakhani | 21.21 |
| Sakhani in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାଖନୀ | sakhani | 28.57 |
| ସାଖନି | sakhani | 14.29 |
| ଶାଖନି | sakhani | 14.29 |
| ସଖନୀ | sakhani | 14.29 |
| ଶାଖାନୀ | sakhani | 14.29 |
| ଶାଖାଂଇ | sakhami | 14.29 |
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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 Sakhani
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