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

Seoka (Oriya: େସଓକା) is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seoka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 138,629th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,258,304 people. The last name Seoka is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Seoka reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 502,288th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 307 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,831 people, or 1 in 19,137. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 50 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa Seoka exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 5 percent live and Japan, where 4 percent live.

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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