Sokhana Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Sokhana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 160 | 1:25,593 | 2,200 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Sokhana (142) may also be a first name.
Sokhana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokhana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokhana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺧﻨﺎ, Marathi: सोखाणा, Russian: Сохана) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokhana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,359,010th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokhana reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 775,413th most widespread given name world-wide It is held by 142 people.
This surname is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 25,593. In Mauritania Sokhana is most numerous in: Guidimagha Region, where 97 percent are found, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 1 percent are found and Tagant Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Mauritania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent are found and Senegal, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokhana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokhana in the Marathi language | ||
| सोखाणा | sokhana | 66.67 |
| सोखना | sokhana | 33.33 |
| Sokhana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﺧﻨﺎ | swkhna | 47.22 |
| ﺳﻮﻗﻨﺎ | swqna | 38.89 |
| ﺳﻮﻗﺎﻧﺎ | swqana | 5.56 |
| ﺳﻮﺧﺎﻧﺎ | swkhana | 2.78 |
| ﺳﻮﻏﺎﻧﺎ | swghana | 2.78 |
| ﺳﻮﺧﻮﻧﺎ | swkhwna | 2.78 |
| Sokhana in the Russian language | ||
| Сохана | sohana | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokhana
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