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Sakhi Family History

Sakhi Surname Meaning

From a male given name deriving from Arabic sakhiyy ‘generous liberal’. Where not Muslim, perhaps sometimes from words in northern Indian languages deriving from Sanskrit sakhā ‘friend’.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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Between 1986 and 1999, in the United States, Sakhi life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Sakhi in 1986 was 66, and 56 in 1999.

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