Sarakuna Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Sarakuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sarakuna (40) may also be a first name.
Sarakuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarakuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sarakuna (Hindi: सरकूना, Marathi: सरकुना) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarakuna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,323,005th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname Sarakuna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sarakuna live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 40 people.
Sarakuna is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Sarakuna is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 71 percent live, Gombe, where 24 percent live and Nasarawa, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria Sarakuna exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarakunnas | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sarakune | 88 | 15 | / |
| Sarakuni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sarakona | 88 | 1 | / |
| Satrakoune | 78 | 5 | / |
| Sorakunnas | 78 | 4 | / |
| Saraqona | 75 | 10 | / |
| Saracune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saracona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarrokunnas | 74 | 13 | / |
| Sarakinou | 71 | 222 | / |
| Saraquino | 71 | 19 | / |
| Seerakuno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarraquino | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saraconi | 63 | 162 | / |
| Saracone | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sorokona | 63 | 1 | / |
| Charagkounis | 60 | 1 | / |
| Seraquino | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sourakone | 59 | 1 | / |
| Zarraquino | 56 | 1 | / |
| Sorraquino | 56 | 1 | / |
| Zarraquinho | 53 | 1 | / |
| Sorokino | 50 | 2 | / |
Sarakuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sarakuna in the Marathi language | ||
| सरकुना | sarakuna | - |
| Sarakuna in the Hindi language | ||
| सरकूना | sarakuna | 75 |
| सरकुना | sarakuna | 25 |
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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 Sarakuna
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