Sako
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Japanese 佐香 (Sakō) or 酒向 (Sakō).
- Borrowed from a West African language; this surname is predominantly found in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Mali.
Proper noun
[edit]Sako (plural Sakos)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sako is the 38850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Sako is most common among White (47.71%), Asian/Pacific Islander (28.87%) and Black/African American (18.31%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sako”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Japanese
[edit]Romanization
[edit]Sako