Sogomo Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Sogomo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 230 | 1:200,782 | 14,628 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sogomo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sogomo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sogomo occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sogomo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 998,609th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Sogomo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sogomo are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 48 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Sogomo is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 200,782. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 44 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent are found and Baringo County, where 25 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songomo | 92 | 1,365 | / |
| Soegomo | 92 | 10 | / |
| Sougomo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Soggomo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sogoumou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Songomou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sogoma | 83 | 127 | / |
| Sogumo | 83 | 41 | / |
| Sogamo | 83 | 22 | / |
| Jogomo | 83 | 17 | / |
| Sagomo | 83 | 3 | / |
| Segomo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cogomo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Songoma | 77 | 1,317 | / |
| Sagomoy | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sekgomo | 77 | 11 | / |
| Zongomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Songamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sogamot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sagoumo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sangomo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sougouma | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sanggomo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Songgamo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sangomoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Songouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sagumo | 67 | 785 | / |
| Sagamo | 67 | 140 | / |
| Segoma | 67 | 65 | / |
| Cogoma | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sugamo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sagemo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Sagoma | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zogoma | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soungouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sogama | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jogoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cagomo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sookgomas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sogomo
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