Sakunda Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sakunda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakunda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sakunda (231) may also be a first name.

Sakunda Last Name Facts

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

Sakunda (Hindi: सकुन्दा, Marathi: सकुंडा, Oriya: ସକୁ) is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakunda? popularity and diffusion

Sakunda is the 948,111th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sakunda live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sakunda is also the 590,311th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 231 people.

It is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Apart from Malawi Sakunda exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakunda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakunda in the Marathi language
सकुंडाsakunda-
Sakunda in the Hindi language
सकुन्दाsakunda50
सकुंदाsakunda25
सकूंदाsakunda25
Sakunda in the Oriya language
ସକୁsaku44.44
ସାକୁାsakua22.22
ସାକୁsaku22.22
ସକୁାsakua11.11

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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 Sakunda
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