Sako Surname
Approximately 69,614 people bear this surname
Sako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 26,760 | 1:4,777 | 764 |
| Ivory Coast | 12,875 | 1:1,792 | 175 |
| Burkina Faso | 9,655 | 1:1,901 | 272 |
| Mali | 5,615 | 1:3,022 | 235 |
| Indonesia | 2,861 | 1:46,225 | 5,226 |
| Guinea | 995 | 1:11,893 | 370 |
| DR Congo | 971 | 1:76,086 | 8,832 |
| United States | 864 | 1:419,513 | 36,379 |
| Nigeria | 842 | 1:210,383 | 12,505 |
| Cameroon | 822 | 1:25,267 | 3,443 |
| Albania | 773 | 1:3,770 | 687 |
| Papua New Guinea | 691 | 1:11,800 | 1,077 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| South Africa | 597 | 1:90,750 | 11,123 |
| Ghana | 485 | 1:55,713 | 5,980 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Pakistan | 400 | 1:446,610 | 8,035 |
| Brazil | 278 | 1:770,052 | 28,007 |
| Benin | 251 | 1:41,178 | 5,301 |
| Niger | 236 | 1:81,322 | 3,523 |
| Tanzania | 203 | 1:260,796 | 20,874 |
| France | 202 | 1:328,825 | 49,763 |
| Slovakia | 195 | 1:27,366 | 4,678 |
| Senegal | 187 | 1:77,964 | 951 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Jordan | 120 | 1:73,687 | 6,116 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Greece | 102 | 1:108,625 | 18,269 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| Thailand | 79 | 1:894,156 | 140,446 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Congo | 56 | 1:89,091 | 7,544 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Taiwan | 41 | 1:571,823 | 4,251 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Mauritania | 35 | 1:116,996 | 6,922 |
| Philippines | 33 | 1:3,067,825 | 142,207 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Azerbaijan | 10 | 1:964,912 | 14,691 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Armenia | 7 | 1:418,597 | 8,462 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
The alternate forms: Şako (141), Šako (97), Sakô (2) & Sáko (2) are calculated separately.
Sako (13,475) may also be a first name.
Sako Demographics
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Sako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sako (Arabic: صيكو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻛﻮ, Hindi: साको, Marathi: सको, Oriya: ସେକା, Russian: Сако, Tibetan: ས་སྐོ།) is found most in Japan. It may also appear as: Şako, Šako, Sakô or Sáko. For other possible spellings of Sako click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sako? popularity and diffusion
Sako is the 8,173rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 104,685 people. Sako is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Sako live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 50,024th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13,475 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 26,760 people, or 1 in 4,777. In Japan Sako is most prevalent in: Kagoshima Prefecture, where 14 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Gifu Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Besides Japan this last name exists in 107 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 18 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 14 percent reside.
Sako Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sako has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 514 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (51%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Sako last name are 3.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.32% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sako earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 58.49% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,046 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.69% more than the national average, earning R 284,436 per year; in United States they earn 9.53% more than the national average, earning $47,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.39% less than the national average, earning $38,063 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sako in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་སྐོ། | sako | - |
| Sako in the Oriya language | ||
| ସେକା | seka | 71.43 |
| ସାେକା | saeka | 19.05 |
| ଶାେକା | saeka | 4.76 |
| େସକ | esaka | 4.76 |
| Sako in the Marathi language | ||
| सको | sako | 60 |
| साको | sako | 40 |
| Sako in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻛﻮ | sakw | 57.14 |
| ﺻﺎﻛﻮ | sakw | 14.29 |
| ﺳﺎﻗﻮ | saqw | 14.29 |
| ﺳﺎﻕ | saq | 7.14 |
| ﺳﺎﻏﻮ | saghw | 7.14 |
| Sako in the Hindi language | ||
| साको | sako | 56 |
| सको | sako | 40 |
| शाको | sako | 4 |
| Sako in the Russian language | ||
| Сако | sako | - |
| Sako in the Arabic language | ||
| صيكو | sykw | - |
| سكو | skw | - |
| صاكو | sakw | - |
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