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Family name Sakata (サカタ , Sakata , ساكاتا) , globally, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Sakata is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is a rare surname, Japan, and Panama. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Brazil, Japan, and the United States. More prevalently, Sakata is the forename as well as the last name.