Kasoka Surname
Approximately 8,148 people bear this surname
Kasoka Surname Definition:
Kasoka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small snake.
Kasoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 6,434 | 1:2,463 | 327 |
| DR Congo | 1,012 | 1:73,004 | 8,523 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 212 | 1:72,822 | 10,797 |
| Kenya | 105 | 1:439,809 | 23,523 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Namibia | 31 | 1:77,723 | 7,760 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Kasoka (468) may also be a first name.
Kasoka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kasoka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: small snake.
Kasoka is a surname of the Luvale tribe, meaning: one who is an expert at roofing of houses.
Kasoka is a surname of the Mbunda tribe, meaning: assistant to the rifleman.
Kasoka Demographics
Kasoka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kasoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kasoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kasoka is found most in Zambia. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kasoka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kasoka? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,713th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 894,397 people. Kasoka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasoka are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 393,633rd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 468 people.
The surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is held by 6,434 people, or 1 in 2,463. In Zambia Kasoka is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 46 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 18 percent are found and Western Province, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Zambia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.
Kasoka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kasoka surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
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