Sooknah Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Sooknah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sooknah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1801:7,1861,483
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Sooknah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sooknah is more frequently found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sooknah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 36,256,447 people. Sooknah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Sooknah are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.

This last name is most widely held in Mauritius, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 7,186. In Mauritius Sooknah is most frequent in: Grand Port District, where 55 percent reside, Plaines Wilhems District, where 24 percent reside and Rivière du Rempart District, where 18 percent reside. Aside from Mauritius this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Sooknah Last Name Statistics demography

Sooknah earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sookna9231/
Soknah924/
Sooknai8611/
Sokgnah861/
Jooknah861/
Shookna861/
Sokna8320/
Soukhnah801/
Soknauth801/
Sokhna774,255/
Saknah77298/
Soukna77196/
Suknah7741/
Sockna7718/
Sokgna772/
Soekna771/
Sohkna771/
Soknai771/
Soknga771/
Sooknouth751/
Souknauth751/
Schoknaht750/
Soukhna71184/
Sooknoi7137/
Socknat7121/
Sockhna718/
Sooknoo717/
Souknga711/
Sokenna711/
Sokinna711/
Sokhnat711/
Sucknah711/
Chookna711/
Souhkna711/
Shocknacht710/
Shockneath710/
Sukna671,086/
Sakna67602/
Jokna6711/
Suknaich6710/
Sokno675/
Chouknah671/
Socna671/
Zokna671/

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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
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  • 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 Sooknah
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