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

The surname Sakai (Arabic: ساكاي, Bengali: সকাই, Hindi: सकई, Marathi: सकाई, Oriya: ସକାଇ, Russian: Сакаи) is found most in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Sakaï. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sakai.

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

The surname is the 1,369^th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,411 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sakai are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 54,491^st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11,906 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 385,483 people, or 1 in 332. In Japan Sakai is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Excluding Japan it occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Sakai Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Sakai surname are 23.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Sakai earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 38.73% more than the national average, earning 480,104 kr per year; in Peru they earn 23.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,954 per year; in United States they earn 21.61% more than the national average, earning $52,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $49,390 CAD per year.