Sakai Surname
Approximately 395,834 people bear this surname
Sakai Surname User-submission:
(Japanese) Mostly written phonetically 酒井, meaning 'rice wine' (sake), and 'well'. This family is descended from the Tokugawa family and took its name from the village of Sakai in Izumi (now part of Ōsaka prefecture) though the name of the village is written 堺 (boundary).
Read More About This SurnameSakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 385,483 | 1:332 | 39 |
| United States | 3,373 | 1:107,459 | 11,765 |
| Brazil | 2,145 | 1:99,802 | 3,752 |
| Thailand | 1,177 | 1:60,016 | 7,446 |
| Malaysia | 788 | 1:37,429 | 3,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 437 | 1:18,658 | 1,883 |
| Turkey | 261 | 1:298,166 | 19,563 |
| Kenya | 251 | 1:183,984 | 13,840 |
| Indonesia | 217 | 1:609,443 | 48,345 |
| Hong Kong | 211 | 1:34,765 | 608 |
| Singapore | 197 | 1:27,958 | 1,070 |
| Canada | 166 | 1:221,961 | 21,363 |
| Philippines | 155 | 1:653,150 | 68,425 |
| Israel | 127 | 1:67,383 | 8,384 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Solomon Islands | 43 | 1:13,489 | 2,481 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Micronesia | 32 | 1:3,320 | 514 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
The alternate forms: Sakaï (12) are calculated separately.
Sakai (11,906) may also be a first name.
Sakai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Japanese) Mostly written phonetically 酒井, meaning 'rice wine' (sake), and 'well'. This family is descended from the Tokugawa family and took its name from the village of Sakai in Izumi (now part of Ōsaka prefecture) though the name of the village is written 堺 (boundary).
- shumaiiiSakai Demographics
Average Male Sakai Height
171.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sakai Last Name Facts
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 more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Sakaï. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sakai is the 1,369th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 18,411 people. It is mostly 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 54,491st most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 11,906 people.
The last name Sakai is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 385,483 people, or 1 in 332. In Japan Sakai is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent live, Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Apart from Japan this last name is found in 84 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Sakai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Sakai surname is principally 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 national average, with 76.97% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakai in the Bengali language | ||
| সকাই | saka'i | - |
| Sakai in the Hindi language | ||
| सकई | saka'i | 68.18 |
| सकइ | saka'i | 13.64 |
| सकाई | saka'i | 13.64 |
| सखी | sakhi | 4.55 |
| Sakai in the Oriya language | ||
| ସକାଇ | saka'i | 50 |
| ସକଇ | saka'i | 33.33 |
| ସାକାଇ | saka'i | 16.67 |
| Sakai in the Marathi language | ||
| सकाई | saka'i | 50 |
| सकई | saka'i | 50 |
| Sakai in the Russian language | ||
| Сакаи | sakai | - |
| Sakai in the Arabic language | ||
| ساكاي | sakay | - |
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