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 is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sogomo.
How Common Is The Last Name Sogomo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sogomo is the 998,609th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sogomo live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
Sogomo is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 200,782. In Kenya Sogomo is most common in: Nairobi County, where 44 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent are found and Baringo County, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs 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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