Sakya Surname
Approximately 63,100 people bear this surname
Sakya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 62,160 | 1:458 | 94 |
| India | 512 | 1:1,498,175 | 56,388 |
| Indonesia | 192 | 1:688,798 | 53,601 |
| Uganda | 62 | 1:629,666 | 32,895 |
| United States | 58 | 1:6,249,292 | 299,206 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Sākya (1) are calculated separately.
Sakya (1,330) may also be a first name.
Sakya Demographics
Sakya Political Affiliation
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Sakya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sakya (Hindi: साक्य, Marathi: सक्या, Oriya: ଶାକଯ୍) is found in Nepal more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Sākya. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sakya is the 8,981st most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 115,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sakya live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Sakya is also the 215,408th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 1,330 people.
The last name Sakya is most prevalent in Nepal, where it is held by 62,160 people, or 1 in 458. In Nepal it is mostly concentrated in: Bagmati, where 84 percent reside, Koshi, where 6 percent reside and Lumbini, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Nepal Sakya exists in 25 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
Sakya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sakya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sakya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 64.58% more than the national average, earning 569,586 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.36% more than the national average, earning $43,735 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sakya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sakya in the Marathi language | ||
| सक्या | sakya | 92.23 |
| साक्या | sakya | 3.16 |
| सख्या | sakhya | 0.49 |
| शक्या | sakya | 0.49 |
| सकया | sakaya | 0.49 |
| सक | saka | 0.24 |
| सया | saya | 0.24 |
| Sakya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶାକଯ୍ | sakay | 31.58 |
| ସାକଯ୍ | sakay | 21.05 |
| ସାକଯ୍ା | sakaya | 15.79 |
| ସକଯ୍ା | sakaya | 10.53 |
| ସକଯ୍ | sakay | 10.53 |
| ଶାକ୍ଷଯ୍ | saksay | 5.26 |
| ସାକଯ୍ର | sakayra | 5.26 |
| Sakya in the Hindi language | ||
| साक्य | sakya | 30.46 |
| शाक्य | sakya | 21.85 |
| सक्या | sakya | 17.22 |
| साक्या | sakya | 15.89 |
| सकया | sakaya | 9.27 |
| शाक्या | sakya | 1.99 |
| साकया | sakaya | 1.99 |
| साकिया | sakiya | 0.66 |
| शक्य | sakya | 0.66 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sakya
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