Sakran Surname

20,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Sakran Surname User-submission:

Sakran (no definite article), al-Sakran or as-Sakran (definite article added) is a surname of Arabic origin. The word is a transliteration of سكران (or السكران in case of adding the definite article) which, in Arabic, mainly means 'drunk'.

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Sakran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq10,1601:3,447378
Yemen3,6981:7,146956
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Egypt3,3861:27,1523,008
Togo1,5751:4,602829
Syria1,2951:14,9041,178
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Israel4541:18,8492,809
United Arab Emirates1491:61,4925,896
Jordan1311:67,5005,862
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Palestine661:68,9225,943
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Benin251:413,42429,829
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
India121:63,922,115578,870
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

The alternate forms: Şakran (2) are calculated separately.

Sakran (701) may also be a first name.

Sakran Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sakran (no definite article), al-Sakran or as-Sakran (definite article added) is a surname of Arabic origin. The word is a transliteration of سكران (or السكران in case of adding the definite article) which, in Arabic, mainly means 'drunk'. Sakrān as a noun also refers to the name of a plant growing in Egypt which is used for medical purposes.

- Umar Rushdi

Sakran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sakran (Arabic: سكران, Hindi: सकरन, Russian: Сакран) is most common in Iraq. It can also appear as a variant: Şakran. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakran? popularity and diffusion

It is the 20,903rd most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 279,131 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Sakran are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 45 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 312,128th most frequent first name globally It is held by 701 people.

Sakran is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is carried by 10,160 people, or 1 in 3,447. Beside Iraq this last name exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 14 percent are found and Sudan, where 14 percent are found.

Sakran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sakran surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% registered with the party.

The amount Sakran earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $51,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning $60,513 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakran in the Hindi language
सकरनsakarana47.62
साकरनsakarana46.03
सकरानsakarana3.17
सकरंsakaram1.59
साकरांsakaram1.59
Sakran in the Russian language
Сакранsakran-
Sakran in the Arabic language
سكرانskran-
سيكرانsykran-

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