Sooknanan Surname

155,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Sooknanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sooknanan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago1,7961:759100
United States4121:879,75566,617
Guyana2801:2,722499
Canada1731:212,98020,593
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Sooknanan (114) may also be a first name.

Sooknanan Last Name Facts

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

Sooknanan occurs most in Trinidad and Tobago. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sooknanan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sooknanan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sooknanan is the 155,090th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,576,926 people. The last name Sooknanan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Sooknanan are found; 64 percent are found in Caribbean and 64 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 877,214th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 114 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is carried by 1,796 people, or 1 in 759. In Trinidad and Tobago it is primarily found in: Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 24 percent live, Penal-Debe Regional Corporation, where 17 percent live and Princes Town Regional Corporation, where 11 percent live. Other than Trinidad and Tobago Sooknanan occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Guyana, where 10 percent live.

Sooknanan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sooknanan last name are 22.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75.28% being registered with the party.

The amount Sooknanan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning R 249,720 per year; in United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,123 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.3% more than the national average, earning $54,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sooknannan95155/
Sookhnanan958/
Sooknanam891/
Sooknanon891/
Suknanan82165/
Sukhnanan7894/
Sucknanan782/
Suknanon7112/
Saknanam711/
Jacknanan676/
Choknanon676/
Suknotnan5621/
Saknongan561/

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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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  • 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 Sooknanan
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