Sakaru Surname
Approximately 1,603 people bear this surname
Sakaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,014 | 1:38,500 | 4,949 |
| India | 558 | 1:1,374,669 | 53,103 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Sakaru (2,809) may also be a first name.
Sakaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakaru (Hindi: सकरू, Marathi: सकरू, Oriya: ସାକାରୁ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sakaru.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakaru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 247,967th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,546,192 people. The last name Sakaru is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Sakaru live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sakaru is also the 137,599th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 2,809 people.
Sakaru is most frequent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,014 people, or 1 in 38,500. In Uganda Sakaru is most numerous in: Arua District, where 59 percent are found, Maracha District, where 22 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 12 percent are found. Not including Uganda Sakaru occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakaru in the Marathi language | ||
| सकरू | sakaru | 79.36 |
| सक | saka | 6.31 |
| साकरू | sakaru | 5.62 |
| सकरु | sakaru | 3.56 |
| शहारे | sahare | 0.34 |
| जसकरू | jasakaru | 0.34 |
| साकरु | sakaru | 0.34 |
| शंकर | sankara | 0.23 |
| सहारे | sahare | 0.23 |
| साकारू | sakaru | 0.23 |
| सक-या | saka-ya | 0.23 |
| शंकृ | sankr | 0.11 |
| सकरुक | sakaruka | 0.11 |
| सखाउ | sakha'u | 0.11 |
| साखरी | sakhari | 0.11 |
| इकरू | ikaru | 0.11 |
| सकारु | sakaru | 0.11 |
| सकर | sakara | 0.11 |
| सरकू | saraku | 0.11 |
| सुााकरु | suaakaru | 0.11 |
| आमरू | amaru | 0.11 |
| सकया | sakaya | 0.11 |
| सरकु | saraku | 0.11 |
| सुकरु | sukaru | 0.11 |
| Sakaru in the Hindi language | ||
| सकरू | sakaru | 78.37 |
| सकरु | sakaru | 14.76 |
| सकारू | sakaru | 2.04 |
| सकारु | sakaru | 1.78 |
| शकरु | sakaru | 1.53 |
| सकरूा | sakarua | 0.25 |
| साकरुन | sakaruna | 0.25 |
| साकारु | sakaru | 0.25 |
| साकरू | sakaru | 0.25 |
| Sakaru in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାକାରୁ | sakaru | 66.67 |
| ସକରୁ | sakaru | 33.33 |
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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 Sakaru
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