Sakawa Surname
Approximately 2,489 people bear this surname
Sakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 700 | 1:65,971 | 6,330 |
| Japan | 546 | 1:234,147 | 9,766 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| Tanzania | 364 | 1:145,444 | 13,279 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| Zambia | 128 | 1:123,828 | 9,362 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sakawa (252) may also be a first name.
Sakawa Demographics
Sakawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakawa (Oriya: ସକାୱତ) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sakawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 172,777th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,927,901 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sakawa reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 22 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 561,423rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 252 people.
Sakawa is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 700 people, or 1 in 65,971. In Kenya Sakawa is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 74 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 12 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 18 percent are found.
Sakawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ସକାୱତ | sakawata | - |
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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 Sakawa
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