Family name Sakian (Sakian 
, Сакян 
) , across the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Sakian is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is a rare surname, Thailand, where it is a very rare surname, and Indonesia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the United States. Much less frequently, Sakian is the forename as well as the last name.