Saktan Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Saktan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saktan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey671:1,161,51449,914
India121:63,922,115578,870
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Saktan (35) may also be a first name.

Saktan Last Name Facts

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

Saktan (Hindi: शक्तान, Marathi: सकतान, Russian: Сактан) is most common in Turkey. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saktan? popularity and diffusion

Saktan is the 1,955,159th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. Saktan is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Saktan reside; 54 percent reside in West Asia and 53 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Saktan is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

The surname Saktan is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 1,161,514. In Turkey Saktan is most numerous in: Adana Province, where 34 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 28 percent reside and Eskisehir Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Saktan exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakhtan9216/
Sakthan925/
Saektan924/
Saktane921/
Shakhtan861/
Shakthan861/
Sakton8348/
Sagtan8322/
Sactan837/
Zaktan831/
Caktan831/
Jaktan831/
Saktanova80211/
Sackton7731/
Sooktan7725/
Shakton7723/
Zacktan777/
Jacktan776/
Sactang772/
Saktoun772/
Zakhtan771/
Saqthan771/
Saktham771/
Souktan771/
Sakhtam771/
Shagtan771/
Jakhtan771/
Saqtain771/
Sakhtanova7521/
Souktane71170/
Shackton7139/
Chakktan7134/
Chacktan7115/
Shakhtanova718/
Saktahanova712/
Seikhtan711/
Sakhtoun711/
Zaktanne711/
Sacthanh711/
Çoktan67431/
Jactan67110/
Zaqtan6799/
Joktan6741/
Sacton6719/
Sekton676/
Sagton674/
Jagtan674/
Zactan674/
Sokton673/
Sectan673/
Segtan672/
Coktan672/
Satkthong671/
Cakton671/
Saktonova671/
Sagtam671/
Jakton671/

Saktan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saktan in the Marathi language
सकतानsakatana80
सकतनsakatana20
Saktan in the Hindi language
शक्तानsaktana57.14
सकटंsakatam14.29
सक्तानsaktana14.29
सकतनsakatana14.29
Saktan in the Russian language
Сактанsaktan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saktan
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