Sakamon Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sakamon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakamon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1271:1,006,64820,129
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Sakamon (28) may also be a first name.

Sakamon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sakamon (Hindi: सकमों) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakamon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,504,764th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Sakamon live; 91 percent live in East Asia and 91 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Sakamon is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 28 people.

This last name is most widely held in Japan, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 1,006,648. In Japan Sakamon is most numerous in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 93 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 3 percent are found and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sakamon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sakamon in the Hindi language
सकमोंsakamom-

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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 Sakamon
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