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 is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokaba? popularity and diffusion

Sokaba is the 2,106,139th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Sokaba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokaba are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

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

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
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  • 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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