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
Shokana (Hindi: शोकना) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shokana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shokana is the 2,635,433rd most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shokana are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Shokana is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 1,083,554. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 32 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa Shokana exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
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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