Sakama Surname
Approximately 2,617 people bear this surname
Sakama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,170 | 1:58,914 | 4,453 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Liberia | 69 | 1:63,892 | 5,540 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Congo | 18 | 1:277,172 | 8,776 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sakama (420) may also be a first name.
Sakama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakama (Hindi: सकमा, Marathi: सकमा, Oriya: ସାକାମା) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sakama is the 165,515th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,784,695 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Sakama live; 83 percent live in East Asia and 83 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Sakama is also the 419,319th most commonly occurring given name in the world, held by 420 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 2,170 people, or 1 in 58,914. In Japan Sakama is most prevalent in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 55 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 15 percent live and Chiba Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Outside of Japan it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakama in the Hindi language | ||
| सकमा | sakama | 91.21 |
| साकमा | sakama | 7.69 |
| शाकमा | sakama | 1.1 |
| Sakama in the Marathi language | ||
| सकमा | sakama | 70 |
| साकमा | sakama | 15 |
| असलम | asalama | 5 |
| साकामा | sakama | 5 |
| सकामा | sakama | 5 |
| Sakama in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାକାମା | sakama | 50 |
| ସାକମା | sakama | 33.33 |
| ସକାମା | sakama | 16.67 |
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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
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- 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 Sakama
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