Sakaja Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Sakaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 164 | 1:281,585 | 18,349 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Šakaja (1) are calculated separately.
Sakaja (18) may also be a first name.
Sakaja Demographics
Sakaja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sakaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakaja occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Šakaja. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakaja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,028,911th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name Sakaja occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Sakaja reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 281,585. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 52 percent are found, Migori County, where 31 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Kenya Sakaja is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.
Sakaja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakaja
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