Seoka Surname

138,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Seoka Surname User-submission:

Seoka is a Sotho surname meaning 'healer'. In Sotho go oka means 'to heal'.

Seoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8311:19,1372,416
Lesotho1471:13,8273,053
Japan1191:1,074,32220,778
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Seoka (307) may also be a first name.

Seoka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Seoka is a Sotho surname meaning 'healer'. In Sotho go oka means 'to heal'.

- ngwako

Seoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seoka (Oriya: େସଓକା) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Seoka.

How Common Is The Last Name Seoka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,629th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,258,304 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Seoka live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Seoka is also the 502,288th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 307 people.

The last name Seoka is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,831 people, or 1 in 19,137. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and North West, where 9 percent reside. Barring South Africa it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 5 percent reside and Japan, where 4 percent reside.

Seoka Last Name Statistics demography

Seoka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning R 164,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehoka9120/
Seyoka916/
Seoeka911/
Sheokka8321/
Sheyoka831/
Sehouka831/
Seokhat831/
Seoke801,485/
Seoko80271/
Geoka80114/
Zeoka8018/
Seoki8012/
Syoka803/
Jeoka802/
Syokau734,304/
Seekah73265/
Seokho73106/
Seioke7397/
Seokgo7395/
Saioka7391/
Sehoke7375/
Sehoko7335/
Seyoko7330/
Syotka7327/
Geokas7316/
Sejuka7313/
Szeoke7312/
Shioka739/
Sehaka738/
Seeaka734/
Sieaka732/
Sayoka732/
Seokes732/
Gehoka731/
Jeokai731/
Sajoka731/
Soyoka731/
Geokay731/
Seokis731/
Seosko731/
Syokad731/
Seioki731/
Seaoko731/
Syokay731/
Sejoke731/
Seouki731/
Sihoka731/
Shiokai671,246/
Sagioka6748/
Sheokhe6730/
Siajoka6722/
Sogioka6719/
Cheokas6713/
Seiyaka6712/
Sziotka6712/
Sejjuka6711/
Seagkay6711/
Shiokka6710/
Ssejuka6710/
Sejjaka679/
Shayoka677/
Shieaka674/
Shojoka674/
Shiooka673/
Sehouko672/
Shiokas672/
Seyiaka671/
Sheakaa671/
Seyeaka671/
Sziojka671/
Ssejoki671/
Seaosky671/
Shiocka671/
Shehaka671/
Seyokko671/
Seokhee671/
Jeokais671/
Sheoeke671/
Sehotke670/

Seoka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seoka in the Oriya language
େସଓକାesa'oka-

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