Sakhn Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Sakhn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 52 | 1:618,330 | 7,160 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sakhn (610) may also be a first name.
Sakhn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakhn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakhn (Hindi: साखन, Marathi: सखन, Russian: Сахн) is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakhn? popularity and diffusion
Sakhn is the 2,203,767th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Sakhn is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakhn reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 338,253rd most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 610 people.
The last name Sakhn is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 618,330. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Badakhshan, where 23 percent are found, Kabul, where 15 percent are found and Parwan, where 12 percent are found. Beside Afghanistan it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 28 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakhn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakhn in the Marathi language | ||
| सखन | sakhana | - |
| Sakhn in the Hindi language | ||
| साखन | sakhana | 50 |
| सख्न | sakhna | 25 |
| सखन | sakhana | 25 |
| Sakhn in the Russian language | ||
| Сахн | sahn | - |
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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
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- 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 Sakhn
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