Sakran Surname
Approximately 26,108 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameSakran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 10,160 | 1:3,447 | 378 |
| Yemen | 3,698 | 1:7,146 | 956 |
| Sudan | 3,640 | 1:10,305 | 1,452 |
| Egypt | 3,386 | 1:27,152 | 3,008 |
| Togo | 1,575 | 1:4,602 | 829 |
| Syria | 1,295 | 1:14,904 | 1,178 |
| Saudi Arabia | 914 | 1:33,759 | 4,846 |
| Israel | 454 | 1:18,849 | 2,809 |
| United Arab Emirates | 149 | 1:61,492 | 5,896 |
| Jordan | 131 | 1:67,500 | 5,862 |
| United States | 131 | 1:2,766,862 | 164,942 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Indonesia | 92 | 1:1,437,491 | 97,733 |
| Palestine | 66 | 1:68,922 | 5,943 |
| Turkey | 58 | 1:1,341,749 | 54,680 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Benin | 25 | 1:413,424 | 29,829 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
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.
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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 held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Şakran. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakran? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 20,903rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 279,131 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 66 percent of Sakran live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 45 percent live in Levant. It is also the 312,128th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 701 people.
This last name is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 10,160 people, or 1 in 3,447. Aside from Iraq this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common 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 with the Republican Party 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakran in the Hindi language | ||
| सकरन | sakarana | 47.62 |
| साकरन | sakarana | 46.03 |
| सकरान | sakarana | 3.17 |
| सकरं | sakaram | 1.59 |
| साकरां | sakaram | 1.59 |
| Sakran in the Russian language | ||
| Сакран | sakran | - |
| Sakran in the Arabic language | ||
| سكران | skran | - |
| سيكران | sykran | - |
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