Sakayama Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sakayama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakayama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9201:138,9617,296
United States221:16,475,406557,260
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Sakayama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sakayama occurs most in Japan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakayama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 372,836th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,575,412 people. The surname Sakayama occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sakayama live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 920 people, or 1 in 138,961. In Japan it is most common in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 13 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Japan it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Sakayama Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sakayama last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

Sakayama earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,700 USD per year.

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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 Sakayama
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