Sekhon Surname
Approximately 11,731 people bear this surname
Sekhon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 5,523 | 1:138,886 | 8,867 |
| Canada | 2,575 | 1:14,309 | 2,110 |
| United States | 1,405 | 1:257,978 | 24,387 |
| England | 1,101 | 1:50,607 | 6,270 |
| Australia | 345 | 1:78,248 | 9,133 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 126 | 1:72,716 | 6,783 |
| New Zealand | 119 | 1:38,053 | 6,460 |
| Malaysia | 73 | 1:404,030 | 21,053 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Denmark | 38 | 1:148,545 | 13,026 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Sékhon (1) are calculated separately.
Sekhon (168) may also be a first name.
Sekhon Demographics
Average Male Sekhon Height
175.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sekhon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekhon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sekhon (Hindi: सेखों, Marathi: सेखोन, Oriya: େସଖୁନ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Sékhon. Click here for further potential spellings of Sekhon.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekhon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sekhon is the 44,268th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 621,221 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 52 percent of Sekhon live; 47 percent live in South Asia and 47 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 705,855th most widespread given name on earth It is held by 168 people.
The last name Sekhon is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 5,523 people, or 1 in 138,886. In India it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 85 percent reside, Chandigarh, where 2 percent reside and Delhi, where 2 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Sekhon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sekhon are 5.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.03% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sekhon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.4% less than the national average, earning 247,786 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.69% more than the national average, earning $54,665 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.95% more than the national average, earning $57,112 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sekhon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sekhon in the Oriya language | ||
| େସଖୁନ | esakhuna | - |
| Sekhon in the Hindi language | ||
| सेखों | sekhom | 63.27 |
| सेखोन | sekhona | 12.24 |
| सेखो | sekho | 12.24 |
| सेक्खों | sekkhom | 4.08 |
| सेखौं | sekhaum | 2.04 |
| शेखोन | sekhona | 2.04 |
| शेखों | sekhom | 2.04 |
| सैखो | saikho | 2.04 |
| Sekhon in the Marathi language | ||
| सेखोन | sekhona | 54.17 |
| सेखॉन | sekhona | 16.67 |
| सेखो | sekho | 8.33 |
| सेख | sekha | 8.33 |
| शेख | sekha | 4.17 |
| शेखो | sekho | 4.17 |
| शेखॉन | sekhona | 4.17 |
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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 Sekhon
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