Sako

See also: sako, ŝako, sáko, and sakō

English

Etymology

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

Sako (plural Sakos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sako is the 38850^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sako”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Japanese

Romanization

Sako

1. Rōmaji transcription of さこ