Sokai Surname
Approximately 319 people bear this surname
Sokai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 166 | 1:770,146 | 17,811 |
| Papua New Guinea | 92 | 1:88,627 | 11,768 |
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sokai (2,017) may also be a first name.
Sokai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokai (Hindi: सोकई, Marathi: सोकइ, Russian: Сокаи) has its highest incidence in Japan. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sokai.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 855,216th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 22,844,972 people. The last name Sokai is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Sokai are found; 52 percent are found in East Asia and 52 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 168,228th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 2,017 people.
It is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 166 people, or 1 in 770,146. In Japan it is most frequent in: Hyōgo Prefecture, where 39 percent reside, Gifu Prefecture, where 31 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 23 percent reside. Excluding Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Liberia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokai in the Marathi language | ||
| सोकइ | soka'i | - |
| Sokai in the Hindi language | ||
| सोकई | soka'i | 83.33 |
| सोकइ | soka'i | 16.67 |
| Sokai in the Russian language | ||
| Сокаи | sokai | - |
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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 Sokai
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