Sodga Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Sodga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 87 | 1:238,725 | 23,654 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sodga (13) may also be a first name.
Sodga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sodga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sodga is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sodga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,994,173rd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The surname Sodga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sodga are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 30 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Sodga is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 238,725. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 54 percent live, North Region, where 30 percent live and Littoral Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent live.
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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 Sodga
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