Sakashi Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Sakashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 26 | 1:609,612 | 24,798 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sakashi (160) may also be a first name.
Sakashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakashi (Hindi: साक्षी, Marathi: साक्षी) is found most in Zambia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakashi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sakashi is the 3,543,123rd most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Sakashi are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sakashi is also the 725,185th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 160 people.
This surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 609,612. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Central Province, where 85 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 12 percent live and Luapula Province, where 4 percent live. Beside Zambia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent live and Iran, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakashi in the Marathi language | ||
| साक्षी | saksi | 88.46 |
| साकशी | sakasi | 7.69 |
| सकिश | sakisa | 3.85 |
| Sakashi in the Hindi language | ||
| साक्षी | saksi | 66.67 |
| शाक्शी | saksi | 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
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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 Sakashi
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