Sekna Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sekna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sekna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Sekna (656) may also be a first name.

Sekna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sekna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﻨﻪ) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sekna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sekna live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 81 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sekna is also the 324,189th most common first name throughout the world, held by 656 people.

It is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,165,243. In Pakistan Sekna is most numerous in: Sindh, where 75 percent reside, Punjab, where 19 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan Sekna is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekhna9120/
Seknah9111/
Seknaj915/
Shekna913/
Soekna911/
Seskna911/
Saekna911/
Seckna911/
Sekenna834/
Sheikna833/
Seekena832/
Sekinna832/
Sheknah831/
Sechkna831/
Shekhna831/
Secknoa830/
Sakna80602/
Sekne80149/
Sikna80131/
Sekni8051/
Sokna8020/
Seqna801/
Seekhena771/
Sheikhna771/
Shekhnas771/
Sokhna734,255/
Saknah73298/
Sekhno73141/
Sikena73118/
Seknoh7327/
Shikna7326/
Sockna7318/
Shakna7316/
Sakhna7313/
Saknay7311/
Seknei738/
Saikna738/
Szykna735/
Seckne735/
Saekno734/
Soknah734/
Syknaj734/
Saknea733/
Djekna733/
Sackna732/
Saknai732/
Sedkni732/
Siknay731/
Sekgne731/
Saknna731/
Soknai731/
Sickna731/
Sequna731/
Sekhne731/
Sohkna731/
Shekinnah711/
Seckner6762/
Sockhna678/
Sikhena676/
Sakinna675/
Shakhna674/
Sikkena673/
Jisknai672/
Siskkna672/
Seikner672/
Cheknas672/
Seknous672/
Sokenna671/
Saeknoo671/
Shaikna671/
Sacknea671/
Sakenna671/
Shekner671/
Siquena671/
Secnaja671/
Sekinni671/
Chetkna671/
Shaknay671/
Shekhne671/
Shequna671/
Sokinna671/
Shekney670/
Secknis670/

Sekna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sekna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻜﻨﻪsknh66.67
ﺳﻘﻦsqn33.33

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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 Sekna
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