Sogui Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Sogui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 54 | 1:191,400 | 18,375 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Soguí (1) are calculated separately.
Sogui (884) may also be a first name.
Sogui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sogui Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sogui (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻛﻲ) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Soguí. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sogui? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sogui is the 1,527,735th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Sogui are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sogui is also the 273,464th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 884 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 191,400. In Benin Sogui is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 93 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 2 percent are found and Collines Department, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Benin Sogui exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent are found and Niger, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sogui Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sogui in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻛﻲ | swky | 80 |
| ﺻﻮﻛﻲ | swky | 20 |
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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 Sogui
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