Surname 佐竹 (Satake 
, 佐竹 , Сатакэ) , in all the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name 佐竹 is habitual in Singapore, where it is a rare surname, Brazil, and Japan. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Brazil, and Japan. Much less frequently, 佐竹 is the forename as well as the last name.
| 佐竹義直 japanese nobleman and buddhist monk, JP (b. 1612) |
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佐竹健太 Japanese baseball player, JP (b. 1978) |
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| 佐竹研一 Japanese teacher, JP (b. 1943) |
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