Sacko Surname
Approximately 182,322 people bear this surname
Sacko Surname User-submission:
This surname is composed of sa, which means 'snake' in the Bambara language, and ko, which means 'back' in the Bambara language. The meaning of the surname is 'snake back'.
Sacko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 123,777 | 1:137 | 22 |
| Guinea | 54,411 | 1:217 | 37 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,812 | 1:12,732 | 1,037 |
| Burkina Faso | 495 | 1:37,075 | 1,917 |
| Senegal | 329 | 1:44,314 | 767 |
| France | 272 | 1:244,201 | 37,781 |
| Gabon | 253 | 1:7,467 | 1,394 |
| United States | 246 | 1:1,473,410 | 100,696 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Mauritania | 89 | 1:46,010 | 3,425 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Congo | 15 | 1:332,606 | 9,246 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Sačko (39) & Saçkò (1) are calculated separately.
Sacko (4,387) may also be a first name.
Sacko Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname is composed of sa, which means 'snake' in the Bambara language, and ko, which means 'back' in the Bambara language. The meaning of the surname is 'snake back'.
- alilvlbeeThe Sacko surname means 'snake back'. It is derived from the Bambara language words sa, meaning 'snake', and kɔ, meaning 'back'.
- alilvlbeeSacko Demographics
Average Sacko Salary in
United States
$33,024 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sacko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sacko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sacko (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻛﻮ) occurs more in Mali more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sačko or Saçkò. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sacko? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,094th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 39,971 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sacko are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 104,201st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 4,387 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Mali, where it is borne by 123,777 people, or 1 in 137. Apart from Mali it occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in Guinea, where 30 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.
Sacko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sacko has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 24,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sacko Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sacko surname are 21.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.29% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sacko earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 58.07% less than the national average, earning R 99,648 per year; in United States they earn 23.47% less than the national average, earning $33,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.64% less than the national average, earning $32,472 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sacko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sacko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻛﻮ | sakw | 47.83 |
| ﺳﺎﺧﻮ | sakhw | 17.39 |
| ﺳﺎﻏﻮ | saghw | 13.04 |
| ﺻﺎﻛﻮ | sakw | 13.04 |
| ﺳﺎﻗﻮ | saqw | 4.35 |
| ﺳﺎﻕ | saq | 4.35 |
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