Sakayo Surname
Approximately 407 people bear this surname
Sakayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 316 | 1:146,139 | 11,699 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Sakayô (1) are calculated separately.
Sakayo (809) may also be a first name.
Sakayo Demographics
Sakayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sakayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakayo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Sakayô. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakayo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sakayo is the 717,442nd most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Sakayo live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Sakayo is also the 287,448th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 809 people.
The surname Sakayo is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 146,139. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Makueni County, where 40 percent are found, Kitui County, where 38 percent are found and Machakos County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Sakayo is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Sakayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Sakayo
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