Sohele Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Sohele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Sohele (18) may also be a first name.
Sohele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sohele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sohele (Hindi: सोहेले, Marathi: सोहेले, Oriya: େସାେହେଲ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sohele? popularity and diffusion
Sohele is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Sohele reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 4,617,990. In Kenya Sohele is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 90 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Kenya Sohele is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sohele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sohele in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାେହେଲ | esaehela | - |
| Sohele in the Marathi language | ||
| सोहेले | sohele | - |
| Sohele in the Hindi language | ||
| सोहेले | sohele | 75 |
| सोहेल | sohela | 25 |
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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 Sohele
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