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 is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakanami? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,104,724th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakanami reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 220 people, or 1 in 581,110. In Japan Sakanami is primarily found in: Toyama Prefecture, where 31 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 29 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 23 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 0 percent live.
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
- 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 Sakanami
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