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Where Does The Last Name Saito Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Saito (Georgian: საითო, Hindi: सैटो, Oriya: ସାଇେତା, Russian: Саито) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Saitô, Saitó or Saïto. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saito? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Saito is the 508^th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,895 people. Saito occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Saito are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 217,464^th most common first name worldwide, held by 1,308 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 1,037,654 people, or 1 in 123. In Japan Saito is primarily found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Japan Saito is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Saito Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Saito has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Saito surname expanded 503,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saito Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Buddhist (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Saito surname are 18.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Saito earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning €29,692 per year; in Peru they earn 83.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,510 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.27% less than the national average, earning $13,560,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.03% more than the national average, earning $50,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $53,137 CAD per year.