Sakn Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sakn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Sakn (9) may also be a first name.
Sakn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakn is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Sakn occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sakn reside; 83 percent reside in North Africa and 83 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Sakn is also the 3,941,740th most widespread first name on earth, held by 9 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Outside of Egypt Sakn occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Sudan, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Sakn
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