Sakai is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sakai
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sakai

How popular is Sakai?

Sakai is common in Japan.

Sakai is ranked 1510 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sakais plummeted by 0.694746 per cent to 2287 since 2000 and slipped by 961 spots and ranked at 13334. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 76.13 81.2
White 11.5 9.47
Others 9.49 6.82
Hispanic or Latino 2.67 1.95
Black 0.22 0.22
Sakai is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 355753 people have been found who wears Sakai as their family name. Sakai is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,632 South Korea5
114,007 Czech Republic4
122,390 Belarus4
2,113 Taiwan3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
1,235 Belize2
14,521 Portugal2
24,269 Peru2
2,151 Fiji2
6,353 Panama2
23,434 Burkina Faso1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
107,212 South Africa1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
53,505 Turkey1
10,190 Bahrain1
7,314 Bolivia1
4,249 Cambodia1
353 Cook Islands1
7,191 Afghanistan1
25,746 Finland1
2,578 Guam1
5,467 Haiti1
28,365 Kenya1
47,891 Norway1
11,510 Oman1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
6,033 Benin1
58,885 Poland1
24,421 Slovakia1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
14,644 Tunisia1
28,746 Algeria1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
33,012 Belgium45
265,472 India44
49,869 Spain38
1,937 China23
42,407 Sweden22
62,494 Netherlands22
202,099 Ukraine14
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
40,500 Tanzania85
13,957 Switzerland81
4,216 Singapore77
57,588 Argentina75
1,635 Thailand60
167,668 Russia58
Countries with hundreds of Sakai:
12,030 Germany841
3,736 Malaysia632
32,850 Indonesia311
32,528 France306
25,613 England188
20,120 Canada178
21,011 Mexico157
2,019 Hong Kong119
21,878 Australia113
Countries with thousands of Sakai:
2,092 Brazil7,123
12,822 United States2,723
8,412 Philippines1,740
1,569 Vietnam1,192
Countries with hundred thousands of Sakai:
26 Japan339,375
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Sakai Namesakes

  • Akane Sakai, Voice actress
  • Akio Sakai, Film producer
  • Chinami Sakai, Pornographic film actor
  • Asuka Sakai, Composer
  • Atsuko Sakai, Film director
  • Ayana Sakai, Film actress
  • Ayane Sakai, Film actress
  • Ayumi Sakai, Fashion Model
  • Daisuke Sakai, Soccer player
  • Masato Sakai, Actor
  • In 1924, Nobuko Sakai played the role of N in 0 film Chiyorû.
  • Masatoshi Sakai portrayed the leading role of N in 1918 drama movie Kuwa no yumi.
  • In 1923 0 film, Kyoyu, Takashi Sakai characterized N.
  • Kenichi Sakai portrayed leading character of Shinsuke Katô in 2004 0 flick Fûfu kôkan zenya: Watashi no tsuma to anata no okusan.

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