Saukans Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Saukans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Saukans Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia671:30,5984,691
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Saukāns (2) are calculated separately.

Saukans Last Name Facts

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

Saukans (Russian: Сауканс) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Saukāns. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saukans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Saukans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Saukans live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 30,598. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 48 percent are found, Latgale, where 46 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia Saukans exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent are found and Estonia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saukāns952/
Sukans9212/
Sakans923/
Sakanse861/
Cakans7775/
Jakans7729/
Sukons7714/
Zukans771/
Jukans771/
Zakans771/
Sakams771/
Sukanze71103/
Saicans7176/
Juskans7155/
Soikans7112/
Sukance714/
Saekons711/
Saqeans711/
Sakanch711/
Jaskans711/
Sakaunje671/
Saikhams671/
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Saukans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saukans in the Russian language
Саукансsaukans-

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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 Saukans
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