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
The last name Sarakuna (Hindi: सरकूना, Marathi: सरकुना) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sarakuna click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarakuna? popularity and diffusion
Sarakuna is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sarakuna reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 40 people.
The last name Sarakuna is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Sarakuna is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa, where 71 percent reside, Gombe, where 24 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 3 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent reside.
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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