Sakshaug Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sakshaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakshaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3971:12,9531,483
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Sakshaug Last Name Facts

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

Sakshaug is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakshaug? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 560,645th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. The last name Sakshaug occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Sakshaug are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Sakshaug is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 12,953. In Norway Sakshaug is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 53 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent are found and Western Norway, where 8 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Sakshaug Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sakshaug last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Sakshaug earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning 333,625 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $46,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sackshaug941/
Saxhaug80181/
Shakshak752,921/
Shakshuk752/
Saksak71580/
Shakshouk71153/
Sagsag7173/
Saksuk718/
Shakshukh714/
Saxhug711/
Saeksuk6736/
Saksouk6734/
Sokshak6734/
Shaikshaik676/
Sakchak672/
Seaksuk671/
Sakssak671/
Saiksuk671/
Jakshak671/

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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 Sakshaug
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