Shokana Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Shokana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Shokana (19) may also be a first name.
Shokana Demographics
Average Shokana Salary in
South Africa
R 137,736
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Shokana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shokana (Hindi: शोकना) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shokana live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 19 people.
The last name Shokana is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 64 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa Shokana occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Shokana Last Name Statistics demography
Shokana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.04% less than the national average, earning R 137,736 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shokana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shokana in the Hindi language | ||
| शोकना | sokana | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Shokana
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