Saku Surname
Approximately 6,242 people bear this surname
Saku Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from Arabic (زَكَرِيَّا Zakariyyā) and means 'Yahweh (God) remembers'. This is the name of multiple characters in the Old Testament and it also appears in the New Testament being the name of St. John the Baptist's father 'Zechariah'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,101 | 1:67,102 | 7,913 |
| Japan | 978 | 1:130,720 | 7,033 |
| Indonesia | 919 | 1:143,906 | 14,207 |
| Papua New Guinea | 672 | 1:12,134 | 1,109 |
| South Africa | 651 | 1:83,222 | 10,272 |
| Tanzania | 527 | 1:100,458 | 9,867 |
| India | 244 | 1:3,143,711 | 92,729 |
| Nigeria | 183 | 1:967,993 | 41,230 |
| Uganda | 152 | 1:256,837 | 18,920 |
| Turkey | 150 | 1:518,809 | 29,212 |
| Kosovo | 70 | 1:26,598 | 2,799 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Solomon Islands | 64 | 1:9,063 | 1,526 |
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Albania | 36 | 1:80,946 | 8,634 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
| Finland | 29 | 1:189,541 | 16,328 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Lesotho | 10 | 1:203,256 | 14,332 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
The alternate forms: Šaku (1) are calculated separately.
Saku (32,902) may also be a first name.
Saku Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from Arabic (زَكَرِيَّا Zakariyyā) and means 'Yahweh (God) remembers'. This is the name of multiple characters in the Old Testament and it also appears in the New Testament being the name of St. John the Baptist's father 'Zechariah'.
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Saku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Saku (Arabic: ساكو, Bengali: সকু, Hindi: सकू, Marathi: सकु, Oriya: ସାକୁ, Russian: Саку, Tibetan: ས་སྐུ།) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šaku. For other possible spellings of Saku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saku? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saku is the 78,266th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,167,502 people. Saku occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Saku are found; 18 percent are found in Central Africa and 18 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 25,948th most common first name internationally, held by 32,902 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,101 people, or 1 in 67,102. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 16 percent reside and Indonesia, where 15 percent reside.
Saku Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Saku surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Saku earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.05% less than the national average, earning R 154,344 per year and in United States they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $51,404 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saku in the Tibetan language | ||
| ས་སྐུ། | saku | - |
| Saku in the Bengali language | ||
| সকু | saku | 66.67 |
| সাকু | saku | 33.33 |
| Saku in the Oriya language | ||
| ସାକୁ | saku | 55.26 |
| ସକୁ | saku | 34.21 |
| ଶାକୁ | saku | 10.53 |
| Saku in the Marathi language | ||
| सकु | saku | 54.36 |
| सकू | saku | 40.57 |
| साकु | saku | 2.25 |
| साकू | saku | 1.96 |
| सक | saka | 0.29 |
| सखु | sakhu | 0.18 |
| शकू | saku | 0.08 |
| सखू | sakhu | 0.08 |
| शकु | saku | 0.05 |
| सख़ु | sakhu | 0.03 |
| शंकु | sanku | 0.03 |
| असकू | asaku | 0.03 |
| Saku in the Hindi language | ||
| सकू | saku | 49.09 |
| सकु | saku | 35.46 |
| साकू | saku | 12.32 |
| साकु | saku | 3.1 |
| शकु | saku | 0.04 |
| Saku in the Russian language | ||
| Саку | saku | - |
| Saku in the Arabic language | ||
| ساكو | sakw | - |
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