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Where Does The Last Name Sakaya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sakaya (Hindi: सकाया, Marathi: सकया, Oriya: ସାକାୟ) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakaya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 71,262^nd most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,051,594 people. The last name Sakaya is primarily found in Africa, where 57 percent of Sakaya are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 41 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 389,954^th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 476 people.

This last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 2,821 people, or 1 in 45,319. In Japan Sakaya is most prevalent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 20 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 16 percent are found and Ishikawa Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Sakaya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Chaldean Catholic (88%) in Lebanon.