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 surname Sakawa (Oriya: ସକାୱତ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 172,777th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,927,901 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sakawa are found; 43 percent are found in East Africa and 22 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 561,423rd most numerous forename worldwide, borne by 252 people.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 700 people, or 1 in 65,971. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 74 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 12 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 22 percent are found and Egypt, where 18 percent are found.
Sakawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sakawa last name is primarily 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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