Sakawai Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sakawai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakawai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sakawai (32) may also be a first name.

Sakawai Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sakawai Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sakawai is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sakawai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakawai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Sakawai live; 33 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Sakawai is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 32 people.

The last name Sakawai is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakawaji931/
Sakhawai931/
Sakawa922,489/
Sakawi92316/
Saikawa863,594/
Sakhawi862,520/
Shakawa861,268/
Shakawi8647/
Saikawi8646/
Sakaiwa8636/
Sakkawi8616/
Sadkawi864/
Saukawa864/
Saukawi863/
Sakawie861/
Jakawai861/
Sakhawa861/
Seakawa861/
Saekawi861/
Sakawaya8035/
Sakavayi8020/
Sackawat806/
Sakkawat806/
Shakhawi805/
Sakaweji804/
Shakawah804/
Sakawuha801/
Sakawaha801/
Shakawaa801/
Sakhaavi801/
Sakawuhi801/
Sakhawit801/
Shakawie801/
Sekawa7734,618/
Sokawa771,324/
Jakawa77243/
Sacawa77206/
Sakava77138/
Sakawe7797/
Zakawa7761/
Sakavi7747/
Sakewa7732/
Sekawi7730/
Sakowi7729/
Zakawi7728/
Sakowa776/
Sokawi775/
Saqawi773/
Saqawa771/
Xakawa771/
Sakawy771/
Shakabaji7527/
Chakawayi7513/
Sackhawat751/
Saikhawat751/
Shakawaat751/
Sahkawaat751/
Shakaawah751/
Sakaeva713,191/
Sakhawy71931/
Shokawa71886/
Shaqawa71488/
Soekawa71250/
Seikawa71183/
Shakava71151/
Sakhowi71143/
Zaikawa71130/
Sakawee71112/
Sekaiwa7156/
Djakawa7136/
Saekewa7123/
Sakhava7117/
Szacawa7117/
Siekawa7115/
Zakkawa7112/
Sakhavi719/
Sakawye719/
Sakabau719/
Shaikhawat717/
Shaqawi717/
Jaikawi716/
Sekhawi715/
Shekawa714/
Sakawej714/
Shakhawaja714/
Sakavas713/
Sakaiva713/
Caikawa713/
Ssekawa713/
Jakawad712/
Jakaway712/
Sakhawe712/
Shakawy712/
Soukawa712/
Siokawa712/
Sekahwa712/
Sekawie712/
Saikawe712/
Sakkavi711/
Sekowai711/
Shaikahwat711/
Shahjkawaj711/
Zakawea711/
Zakkawi711/
Saakava711/
Sakavaz711/
Sakavie711/
Sakouwa711/
Saukava711/
Saykaba711/
Seakawe711/
Seakowa711/
Shakowa711/
Xhakawa711/
Sakkowi711/
Sakaabe711/
Sakhawaath711/
Shakavi711/
Shakawahay711/
Zakaavi711/
Shaqawah673,264/
Shakaeva67468/
Sakabuyi67171/
Sakowich67150/
Sakhaeva67125/
Sakkaeva67115/
Sagkaeva6781/
Sakhauva6765/
Sakavuyi6762/
Djakaiwa6759/
Satkowit6755/
Jackaway6737/
Chakkawi6732/
Sakkawet6726/
Sakaviya6719/
Sookawat6716/
Jakawich6715/
Jakkawad6710/
Sakoubai6710/
Jakkawat678/
Sakavich676/
Chakaiwa676/
Sekawaya676/
Shakhava675/
Sekawoya673/
Ssekaawa673/
Saykaeva672/
Sakovaya672/
Jakeaway672/
Saukaeva672/
Shoukawa672/
Shakabah672/
Shakabay671/
Sacahwea671/
Saccabai671/
Saikaaba671/
Sahakabi671/
Saukkowa671/
Sakhabay671/
Chakaway671/
Jakhawat671/
Zhakabai671/
Shekhawa671/
Soukhawi671/
Shakauba671/
Chakkawa671/
Zakawhea671/
Shaqawas671/
Shakaweh671/
Shahkabi671/
Ssekaiwa671/
Sakhavaj671/
Sakhavau671/
Sekahavi671/
Djakaiwi671/
Sakaweee671/
Zakhawat671/
Chakawat671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakawai
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