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Where Does The Last Name Sarukhan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sarukhan (Georgian: სარუხან, Hindi: सारुखान, Marathi: सरूखां, Oriya: ସାରୁଖ, Russian: Сарухан) is more commonly found in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Sarukhán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarukhan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Sarukhan is the 930,678^th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 25,751,046 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sarukhan are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sarukhan is also the 525,265^th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 284 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 133,416. In Afghanistan Sarukhan is most frequent in: Ghazni, where 32 percent reside, Kandahar, where 21 percent reside and Urozgan, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Afghanistan this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 7 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Sarukhan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sarukhan surname is chiefly Syriac Orthodox (80%) in Lebanon.