Sokhna Surname

109,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Sokhna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokhna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal3,8121:3,825228
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Mauritania1751:23,3992,055
France501:1,328,454133,611
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Sokhna (114,831) may also be a first name.

Sokhna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokhna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺨﻨﺎ, Hindi: सोखना) is found in Senegal more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokhna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,376th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,712,702 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sokhna live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sokhna is also the 8,968th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 114,831 people.

Sokhna is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is held by 3,812 people, or 1 in 3,825. In Senegal it is primarily found in: Kaolack Region, where 46 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 21 percent reside and Fatick Region, where 15 percent reside. Besides Senegal this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 4 percent reside and Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.

Sokhna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sokhna are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

Sokhna earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.24% less than the national average, earning $21,038 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soukhna92184/
Sockhna928/
Sokhnat921/
Sokna9120/
Soukhnah861/
Soukna83196/
Sukhna8397/
Sochna8350/
Sokhno8349/
Sokhni8336/
Sookna8331/
Jokhna8324/
Sekhna8320/
Sockna8318/
Sakhna8313/
Soknah834/
Sokgna832/
Sokhné831/
Sohkna831/
Soknai831/
Soknga831/
Soekna831/
Sooknah77201/
Socknat7721/
Sooknai7711/
Siochna777/
Shokhno776/
Shakhna774/
Soukhni772/
Sakhnad772/
Shookna771/
Shekhna771/
Soukhné771/
Souhkna771/
Sokgnah771/
Sokhneh771/
Soukhny771/
Sokinna771/
Sokenna771/
Souknga771/
Sukna731,086/
Sakna73602/
Sokny7352/
Sokni7338/
Sekna7321/
Jokna7311/
Sokno735/
Sokne731/
Zokna731/
Socna731/
Sokhnych7162/
Sokhnich7154/
Soknauth711/
Soukhner711/
Sakhno6717,781/
Sakhni67951/
Sukhni67369/
Sukhno67317/
Saknah67298/
Sekhno67141/
Socgna6788/
Soknes6786/
Zokhno6785/
Sakhny6770/
Shokni6753/
Sookne6752/
Suknah6741/
Soukni6727/
Suknaj6726/
Sachna6720/
Shukna6716/
Shakna6716/
Soknot6714/
Seknah6711/
Saknay6711/
Szojna677/
Sakhnashh676/
Seknaj675/
Sockni674/
Sochno673/
Saknea673/
Suknad673/
Djokna673/
Shekna673/
Sokner672/
Soknou672/
Sackna672/
Saknai672/
Suknai672/
Saknaz671/
Soknii671/
Soquna671/
Sukhne671/
Suknna671/
Souknauth671/
Soucna671/
Sokneu671/
Socnga671/
Sokngo671/
Saekna671/
Saknga671/
Seckna671/
Soukno671/
Saknna671/
Suknha671/
Schoknaht670/

Sokhna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokhna in the Hindi language
सोखनाsokhana-
Sokhna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺨﻨﺎskhna28.19
ﺳﻮﺧﻨﺎswkhna26.06
ﺳﺨﻨﻪskhnh16.49
ﺳﺨﻦskhn14.36
ﺳﻮﻗﻨﺎswqna5.85
ﺳﻮﺧﻨﻪswkhnh2.13
ﺳﺨﻨﺔskhnt1.6
ﺳﻮﺧﻦswkhn1.6
ﺳﺨﻨﻰskhny1.06
ﺳﻮﻗﻮﻧﺎswqwna1.06
ﺳﻮﻏﻨﺎswghna0.53
ﺳﻘﻨﺎsqna0.53
ﺳﻮﺧﻮﻧﺎswkhwna0.53

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