Shokoa Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Shokoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 129 | 1:357,984 | 20,934 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shokoa (95) may also be a first name.
Shokoa Demographics
Shokoa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Shokoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shokoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shokoa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shokoa.
How Common Is The Last Name Shokoa? popularity and diffusion
Shokoa is the 1,497,948th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Shokoa live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Shokoa is also the 974,243rd most numerous forename on earth, borne by 95 people.
Shokoa is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 357,984. In Kenya Shokoa is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 91 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 7 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Shokoa is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.
Shokoa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Shokoa last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
Shokoa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.49% less than the national average, earning R 70,128 per year.
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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 Shokoa
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