Sakamaki Surname

25,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sakamaki Surname User-submission:

The Sakamaki surname means 'rolling hills'. Its roots can be traced back to Japan.

Sakamaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan20,5281:6,228950
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Sakamaki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sakamaki surname means 'rolling hills'. Its roots can be traced back to Japan.

- theurbandevil

Sakamaki Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sakamaki Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Sakamaki (Russian: Сакамаки) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sakamaki.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakamaki? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,834th most widespread family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 349,741 people. The surname Sakamaki is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sakamaki reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Sakamaki is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 20,528 people, or 1 in 6,228. In Japan Sakamaki is most common in: Saitama Prefecture, where 26 percent live, Chiba Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent live. Other than Japan this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Hong Kong, where 0 percent live.

Sakamaki Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sakamaki last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sakamaki surname are 33.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 86.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sakamaki earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $45,453 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.3% more than the national average, earning $65,234 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cakamaki8836/
Sakemaki881/
Sakamachi8228/
Cakamakki823/
Shekamake714/
Giakoumaki671,000/
Soukkamäki6718/
Giakoymaki671/
Giakoumakis631,590/
Sekamoke6348/
Saikaimochi6320/
Jakomäki634/
Sookamakkee631/
Jakomoski593/
Giacoumakis5311/

Sakamaki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakamaki in the Russian language
Сакамакиsakamaki-

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