Shokela Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Shokela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Shokela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shokela has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokela? popularity and diffusion
Shokela is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Shokela are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 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
- 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 Shokela
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