Sakanishi Surname

108,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sakanishi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakanishi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,2441:30,1242,951
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Sakanishi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sakanishi is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakanishi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sakanishi is the 108,915th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,705,886 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sakanishi are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

It is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 4,244 people, or 1 in 30,124. In Japan Sakanishi is primarily concentrated in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 13 percent live, Niigata Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live. Besides Japan this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Sakanishi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sakanishi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 211.1% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,307 per year and in United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakanaishi9542/
Sakanisi941/
Sakanushi89455/
Sekanisi8212/
Sakenushi78308/
Jokanisi7188/
Zekanisi712/
Sokonisi711/
Giakanitsis701/
Jaconisi592/
Jokonisi591/
Jakonišić5612/
Jaconissi562/
Caccanise561/
Chakanetsi531/

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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 Sakanishi
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