Sakaniwa Surname
Approximately 1,718 people bear this surname
Sakaniwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,652 | 1:77,388 | 5,273 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sakaniwa Demographics
Sakaniwa Political Affiliation
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Sakaniwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakaniwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakaniwa is most common in Japan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakaniwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 234,472nd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,241,878 people. Sakaniwa is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sakaniwa are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 96 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.
This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 1,652 people, or 1 in 77,388. In Japan Sakaniwa is mostly found in: Gunma Prefecture, where 44 percent live, Saitama Prefecture, where 16 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent live. Aside from Japan this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Sakaniwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sakaniwa are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.
Sakaniwa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.42% less than the national average, earning $38,653 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakeniwa | 88 | 91 | / |
| Sakanywa | 88 | 31 | / |
| Jakaniwa | 88 | 21 | / |
| Sakaniva | 88 | 9 | / |
| Sacaniwa | 88 | 3 | / |
| Siakanywa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Xakanywa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sakanewe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sakhaneva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cakanivai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekhanewaj | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sakhanyova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sakhanevich | 63 | 179 | / |
| Sakhanevash | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sokhaneva | 59 | 16 | / |
| Sokhanyova | 56 | 2 | / |
| Sakhanevych | 53 | 33 | / |
| Sokhanevich | 53 | 12 | / |
| Sakhonevich | 53 | 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 Sakaniwa
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