Sakhnov Surname

207,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Sakhnov Surname User-submission:

Sakhnov a russified form of the Ukrainian surname Sakhno, which comes from a pet form of the name Aleksandr.

Sakhnov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6591:86,87310,911
Ukraine1361:334,72641,909
Kazakhstan1351:130,98113,583
Kyrgyzstan261:229,71721,940
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Sakhnov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sakhnov a russified form of the Ukrainian surname Sakhno, which comes from a pet form of the name Aleksandr.

- haffman97

Sakhnov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sakhnov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sakhnov (Russian: Сахнов) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakhnov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 207,153rd most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,645,596 people. The last name Sakhnov is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Sakhnov live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Sakhnov is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 1,659 people, or 1 in 86,873. In Russia it is most frequent in: Volgograd Oblast, where 17 percent live, Moscow, where 6 percent live and Saratov Oblast, where 6 percent live. Beside Russia this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 7 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent live.

Sakhnov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sakhnov surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Sakhnov are 2.89% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 49.66% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakhnova932,517/
Shakhnov93139/
Saknov922/
Shakhnova88244/
Shakhnovs881/
Sokhnov8623/
Sakhnev8615/
Sachnov868/
Saknova866/
Shaykhenov824/
Shachnov80104/
Saykenov8029/
Sokhnova8024/
Saikenov8013/
Shokhnov804/
Chakhnov804/
Shekhnov803/
Sachnova802/
Shatknov801/
Shaknova801/
Soknov775/
Žaknov773/
Seknov771/
Shaykenov752,755/
Shaikenov75191/
Shachnova7510/
Shokhnova755/
Shakhnaev751/
Sochnov7172/
Chaknov7121/
Sachnow7117/
Soknova718/
Saknaev715/
Saeknow714/
Sosknov713/
Sokhnev712/
Sakhnab711/
Sheknov711/
Shaknof711/
Zakhnouf67136/
Sacknoff67122/
Sachnoff67118/
Sochnova6769/
Zaykenov6737/
Shachnow6725/
Shacknow6717/
Zaikenov6710/
Seykenov675/
Chokhnov674/
Soukhnev672/
Seytknov671/

Sakhnov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakhnov in the Russian language
Сахновsahnov-

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