Sakavi Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Sakavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 1:214,572 | 29,580 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Sakavi (56) may also be a first name.
Sakavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakavi (Marathi: साकवी) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakavi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. Sakavi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Sakavi live; 81 percent live in Oceania Islands and 81 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,321,957th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 56 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 214,572. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 71 percent are found, East New Britain, where 18 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakavi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakavi in the Marathi language | ||
| साकवी | sakavi | 75 |
| सकवी | sakavi | 25 |
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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 Sakavi
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