Sako is generally a Japanese surname and an Armenian first name, which is short for

Sarkis Sarkis (, ) is a masculine given name and surname. The name may also be alternatively spelled/written as Sargis, used by both Armenians and Assyrians. People with the mononym Notable figures who use "Sarkis" as a mononym include: * Sargis the Ge ...

. Sako or SAKO may refer to:

People with the surname

Bakary Sako Bakary Sako (born 26 April 1988) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Championnat National 2 club Football Club 93 Bobigny-Bagnolet-Gagny, FC 93. He has previously played for English League club ...

(born 1988), French-born Malian footballer * Hygerta Sako, Albanian beauty pageant contestant *

Louis Raphaël I Sako Louis Raphaël I Sako (; born 4 July 1948) is a Chaldean Catholic prelate who has served as Patriarch of Baghdad since 1 February 2013. Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 28 June 2018. Biography Early life Sako was born in the city of Z ...

(born 1948), Iraqi cleric, head of the Chaldean Catholic Church * Mari Sako (born 1960), Japanese-British scholar of business *

Masato Sako was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Iwakuni, Yamaguchi. He stood at 168 centimeters (5 feet, 7 inches) tall and weighed in at 62 kilograms (136 pounds). Sako dropped out of Chuo University. He then enrolled in the theater company Gek ...

(1946–2003), Japanese actor * Morike Sako (born 1981), French footballer * Kenichi Sako (born 1970), Japanese basketball player *

Sevkaretsi Sako Sevkaretsi Sako (; January 14, 1870 – November 13, 1908) was an Armenian revolutionary and member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.V. Valatian, "Sévkarétsi Sako", in "HAIRENlK", 1959, N°s 2 à 8. 54 Life Sevkaretsi Sako was born as ...

(1870–1908), Armenian revolutionary *

Tomohisa Sako is a Japanese singer. He has several singles and albums that have charted on the Oricon charts, including "Zutto", which reached number 12 on the Oricon Singles Chart, and "Kimi Koi Calendar", which peaked at number 13, both in 2012. His album '' ...

(born 1991), a Japanese singer *

Yago Alonso-Fueyo Sako Yago Yao Alonso-Fueyo Sako (born 19 August 1979), known as Yago Yao, is a former association football, footballer who played as a central defender. Yago Yao spent his entire 18-year senior career in Spain, amassing a combined La Liga totals of ...

(born 1979), Côte d'Ivoire-born Equatoguinean footballer *

Yugo Sako (4 February 1928 – 24 April 2012) was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for his work in '' Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama''. Life and work Yugo Sako, born in Gifu, Japan on February 4, 1928, lost his parent ...

(c.1928–2012), Japanese film maker *

Samuel Ikome Sako Samuel Ikome Sako is an Ambazonian politician and incumbent president of the internationally unrecognized proto-state of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. He was elected president of the Interim Government a month after Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe ...

(born 1966), one of the disputed Ambazonian presidents

People with the first name

Super Sako Sarkis Levoni Balasanyan (; born August 17, 1978), professionally known as Super Sako (), is an Armenian-American rapper, singer, DJ and record producer based in Los Angeles. He is best known for his hit single "Mi Gna," which ranked at #4 in Fr ...

(born 1978) stage name of Sarkis Balasanyan, Armenian singer. * Sako Chivitchian (born 1984) , an Armenian-born American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter.

Other uses

* SAKO (programming language), a Polish 1950s programming language * Sako Station, a railway station in Japan *

SAKO Sako Limited (natively ) is a Finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland. It also has owned the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the Italian firear ...

, a Finnish firearm manufacturer * A diminutive form of the Armenian male name

Sargis Sargis (, ; , ) is a masculine given name and surname that is used in both Armenian and Assyrian communities. The name ultimately derived from the Latin name Sergius (name), Sergius, and is partly derived from the name's Classical Syriac form. Th ...

Sarkis (disambiguation) Sarkis (, ) is a masculine given name and surname. The name may also be alternatively spelled/written as Sargis, used by both Armenians and Assyrians. People with the mononym Notable figures who use "Sarkis" as a mononym include: * Sargis the Ge ...

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