Sokaba Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sokaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Sokaba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sokaba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sokaba occurs most in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sokaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sokaba is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokaba live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Sokaba is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 722,369. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 44 percent live, Northern Cape, where 35 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 4 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.

Sokaba Last Name Statistics demography

Sokaba earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.06% less than the national average, earning R 123,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokhaba9252/
Soukaba9224/
Sokaiba921/
Siokaba921/
Sokhabah8622/
Sok'haba866/
Shokabay861/
Sakaba833,701/
Sokabo83323/
Sekaba83208/
Sokabi83122/
Sokoba83122/
Sokabe8367/
Sukaba8345/
Socaba8338/
Soqaba833/
Sokeba832/
Shokhabah807/
Shokabi77100/
Soukabe7781/
Shakaba7773/
Sakhaba7728/
Shokabe7724/
Sokhabo7716/
Siakaba7715/
Sokabot7713/
Sukabai779/
Sakabau779/
Shekaba778/
Sekhaba777/
Sokampa776/
Ssekaba775/
Sakabai773/
Sekaiba773/
Soukabo772/
Sakabay772/
Djokaba772/
Zokauba771/
Shukaba771/
Ssokabi771/
Sakabas771/
Sockoba771/
Soukabé771/
Sekaaba771/
Sekabau771/
Sogqaba771/
Sookkhabat754/
Sukabhai71237/
Sakabhai7159/
Sukhabai7119/
Sekhabah7110/
Soukouba719/
Shakaiba717/
Sakhabai716/
Ssekaiba716/
Sukkabai715/
Sokhampa715/
Siakaaba714/
Sekhabau714/
Sokampha714/
Sakkabai713/
Zookauba713/
Shakabai712/
Shakabah712/
Shakabay711/
Sakabajt711/
Sakhabay711/
Sockabos711/
Sokkabee711/
Segkhaba711/
Shakauba711/
Siakauba711/
Sekhabai711/
Socabhai711/
Shokhava711/
Sekhabay711/
Shoukathbad711/
Sukkabat711/
Sakabe679,953/
Sekoba67687/
Sacaba67647/
Sukhabhai67473/
Shakhabah67244/
Sokobe67194/
Sokhampha67106/
Sekeba67104/
Seqoba6764/
Zakaba6743/
Sokobi6742/
Shakabaya6738/
Sakeba6732/
Seqaba6729/
Sukabi6726/
Sakabo6726/
Sokobo6716/
Shakhabay6713/
Socava6711/
Jakaba6711/
Sekabo6710/
Sekhabhai679/
Sakoba679/
Sacoba678/
Sakahabha677/
Soukaboth676/
Sukabe675/
Sakabi675/
Socoba675/
Socabe675/
Jokhabhai674/
Jocaba674/
Sakhabhai673/
Jokoba673/
Sucaba673/
Soukoubai672/
Zokoba672/
Sukkhabat672/
Chokabhay671/
Zekaba671/
Soukaïbou671/
Sokoby671/
Sekhabajh671/
Cocaba671/
Sukabo671/
Secoba671/
Saqoba671/
Jokkhabat671/

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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 Sokaba
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