Kasokela Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kasokela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasokela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1031:153,88310,964
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Tanzania551:962,57544,906

Kasokela (34) may also be a first name.

Kasokela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kasokela Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kasokela is most common in Zambia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasokela? popularity and diffusion

Kasokela is the 1,003,904th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kasokela live; 41 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kasokela is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 34 people.

It is most numerous in Zambia, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 153,883. In Zambia it is mostly concentrated in: Copperbelt Province, where 76 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 21 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 1 percent reside. Beside Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Tanzania, where 22 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasokela
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