Sakunami Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Sakunami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 182 | 1:702,441 | 17,059 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sakunami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakunami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakunami (Russian: Сакунами) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sakunami.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakunami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,257,535th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sakunami live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 702,441. In Japan Sakunami is most frequent in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 37 percent live, Iwate Prefecture, where 31 percent live and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 21 percent live. Outside of Japan this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakunami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakunami in the Russian language | ||
| Сакунами | sakunami | - |
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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 Sakunami
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