Shokoto Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Shokoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shokoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe401:385,95635,257
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shokoto Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shokoto Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shokoto has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Shokoto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shokoto? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Shokoto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Shokoto are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 385,956. In Zimbabwe Shokoto is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 83 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schokoto931/
Sokoto921,663/
Shokuto86414/
Shokota86168/
Shakoto8668/
Sokotoh8620/
Soekoto8619/
Soukoto8610/
Sokhoto863/
Sokotho861/
Sokotou861/
Chokotto802/
Shokosta801/
Sokoutou801/
Sekoto771,697/
Sokota771,081/
Sakoto7796/
Sukoto7766/
Socoto7719/
Sokato774/
Sokuto771/
Soukoutou751,271/
Choukouto751/
Sekhoto712,807/
Shakuto71250/
Shakato71224/
Sheketo71183/
Shakota7142/
Soukota7136/
Sokouta7123/
Chokota7120/
Sekotho7113/
Shekota719/
Shokuta716/
Shokata715/
Sokotha715/
Seqhoto714/
Chocoto712/
Suoketo712/
Socouto711/
Ssekoto711/
Sakotos711/
Shukato711/
Siakoto711/
Socotto711/
Sekuoto711/
Sokoita711/
Sokhuto711/
Zokouto711/
Sokotta710/
Soukotta67738/
Sakoutou67169/
Shoukata6756/
Soukouta6724/
Schekota6716/
Soukoita679/
Siakotou679/
Sekoutou678/
Soukotap674/
Soukatou672/
Ssekooto672/
Soukatos672/
Chokotta671/
Shakheto671/
Shouketa671/
Chokatos671/
Sokkhoothod671/
Suthkota671/

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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 Shokoto
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