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
Sogomo occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sogomo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 998,609th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sogomo live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Sogomo is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 200,782. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nairobi County, where 44 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 27 percent live and Baringo County, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
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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