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) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakhani? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 340,606th most frequently held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 6,753,981 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakhani are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 62 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sakhani is also the 436,161st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 393 people.
The surname Sakhani is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 284,013. In Pakistan Sakhani is most frequent in: Sindh, where 73 percent live, Punjab, where 26 percent live and Balochistan, where 1 percent live. Barring Pakistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent live and Iran, where 4 percent live.
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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