Sakin Surname
Approximately 18,914 people bear this surname
Sakin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 8,350 | 1:9,320 | 1,232 |
| Bangladesh | 2,884 | 1:55,255 | 2,925 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Japan | 2,236 | 1:57,175 | 4,377 |
| India | 942 | 1:814,294 | 36,381 |
| Pakistan | 442 | 1:404,172 | 7,593 |
| Yemen | 326 | 1:81,059 | 5,373 |
| Russia | 228 | 1:632,119 | 55,141 |
| Indonesia | 171 | 1:773,387 | 59,023 |
| United States | 156 | 1:2,323,455 | 144,218 |
| Philippines | 103 | 1:982,895 | 85,295 |
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| Malaysia | 80 | 1:368,678 | 19,491 |
| Iran | 76 | 1:1,010,296 | 46,499 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Kazakhstan | 52 | 1:340,048 | 27,669 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Belgium | 34 | 1:338,137 | 37,845 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Bulgaria | 24 | 1:290,788 | 14,851 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Northern Cyprus | 18 | 1:17,723 | 4,398 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Cambodia | 16 | 1:967,947 | 5,331 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Syria | 4 | 1:4,825,256 | 12,827 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Šakin (3) are calculated separately.
Sakin (25,358) may also be a first name.
Sakin Demographics
Average Sakin Salary in
United States
$53,933 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sakin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakin (Bengali: সাকিন, Georgian: საკინ, Hindi: सकीन, Marathi: सकीन, Oriya: ସକିନ, Russian: Сакин) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šakin. For other potential spellings of Sakin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sakin is the 28,408th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 385,299 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Sakin live; 42 percent live in West Asia and 40 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Sakin is also the 31,661st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 25,358 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 8,350 people, or 1 in 9,320. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Bursa Province, where 24 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Apart from Turkey this surname is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 15 percent live and Sudan, where 12 percent live.
Sakin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sakin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,229 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sakin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Sakin are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.
Sakin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $53,933 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakin in the Georgian language | ||
| საკინ | sakin | - |
| Sakin in the Bengali language | ||
| সাকিন | sakina | 83.33 |
| সকিন | sakina | 16.67 |
| Sakin in the Hindi language | ||
| सकीन | sakina | 60.68 |
| साकिन | sakina | 25.73 |
| सकिन | sakina | 5.34 |
| साकीन | sakina | 5.34 |
| सकीना़ | sakina | 1.21 |
| सकीना | sakina | 0.49 |
| सकीण | sakina | 0.49 |
| सकिण | sakina | 0.24 |
| सकील | sakila | 0.24 |
| सकीं | sakim | 0.24 |
| Sakin in the Oriya language | ||
| ସକିନ | sakina | 54.55 |
| ସାକିନ | sakina | 31.82 |
| ସକିନ୍ | sakin | 9.09 |
| ସାକିନ୍ | sakin | 4.55 |
| Sakin in the Marathi language | ||
| सकीन | sakina | 54.26 |
| साकीन | sakina | 25.58 |
| सािकन | saikana | 10.85 |
| सकीना | sakina | 0.78 |
| साकीना | sakina | 0.78 |
| शकीना | sakina | 0.78 |
| यकीन | yakina | 0.78 |
| साकीब | sakiba | 0.78 |
| Sakin in the Russian language | ||
| Сакин | sakin | - |
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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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- 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 Sakin
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