Sako
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)
- A surname.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sako”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Japanese
Romanization
Sako
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsakɔ]
Proper noun
Sako m pers (female equivalent Saková)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sako | Sakovia | Sakovci |
| genitive | Saka | Sakov | Sakovcov |
| dative | Sakovi | Sakom | Sakovcom |
| accusative | Saka | Sakov | Sakovcov |
| locative | Sakovi | Sakoch | Sakovcoch |
| instrumental | Sakom | Sakami | Sakovcami |
Further reading
- “Sako”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025