Where Does The Last Name Sakht Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sakht (Hindi: सख्त, Russian: Сахьт) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakht? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,092,155^th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Sakht occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakht are found; 93 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sakht is also the 1,083,225^th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 79 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 465,349. In Iran Sakht is most prevalent in: Fars Province, where 48 percent live, Tehran Province, where 14 percent live and Alborz Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Iran it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 18 percent live and Iraq, where 7 percent live.