Sakurai Surname
Approximately 208,320 people bear this surname
Sakurai Surname User-submission:
The Sakurai surname, 桜井 or 櫻井 in Japanese, means 'well of the cherry blossom'.
Sakurai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 205,697 | 1:622 | 93 |
| United States | 978 | 1:370,612 | 32,878 |
| Brazil | 583 | 1:367,194 | 14,023 |
| Thailand | 369 | 1:191,432 | 31,578 |
| Singapore | 180 | 1:30,598 | 1,143 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Russia | 69 | 1:2,088,740 | 128,406 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| Philippines | 44 | 1:2,300,869 | 126,392 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Sakurai (80) may also be a first name.
Sakurai Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Sakurai surname, 桜井 or 櫻井 in Japanese, means 'well of the cherry blossom'.
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Sakurai Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Sakurai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakurai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sakurai (Bengali: সকুরাই, Hindi: सकूराई, Russian: Сакураи) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakurai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,678th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 34,982 people. The surname Sakurai occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sakurai live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Sakurai is also the 1,075,395th most widely held first name in the world, held by 80 people.
Sakurai is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 205,697 people, or 1 in 622. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Japan it is found in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Sakurai Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sakurai has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sakurai last name grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sakurai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Sakurai surname is principally Buddhist (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Sakurai last name are 6.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.65% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sakurai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 534.79% more than the national average, earning S/. 123,055 per year; in United States they earn 17.77% more than the national average, earning $50,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $51,620 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakurai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakurai in the Bengali language | ||
| সকুরাই | sakura'i | - |
| Sakurai in the Hindi language | ||
| सकूराई | sakura'i | - |
| Sakurai in the Russian language | ||
| Сакураи | sakurai | - |
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