Sakanami Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Sakanami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 220 | 1:581,110 | 15,610 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Sakanami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakanami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakanami occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sakanami.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakanami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,104,724th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakanami reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name Sakanami is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 581,110. In Japan Sakanami is primarily concentrated in: Toyama Prefecture, where 31 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 29 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 23 percent reside. Not including Japan Sakanami is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakanama | 88 | 73 | / |
| Sakanahama | 78 | 5 | / |
| Sekaname | 75 | 154 | / |
| Zuikanami | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chacanami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhanamaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokonama | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sacanome | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sekoname | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jacanamuoy | 56 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Sakanami
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