Sokane Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Sokane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 194 | 1:279,267 | 27,511 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Sokane (44) may also be a first name.
Sokane Demographics
Average Sokane Salary in
South Africa
R 132,840
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sokane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokane (Marathi: सोकणे) is most common in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 996,001st most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name Sokane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sokane reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sokane is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.
The last name Sokane is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 279,267. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 36 percent are found, North West, where 28 percent are found and Limpopo, where 20 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and Botswana, where 9 percent are found.
Sokane Last Name Statistics demography
Sokane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.1% less than the national average, earning R 132,840 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokane in the Marathi language | ||
| सोकणे | sokane | 50 |
| सोकने | sokane | 50 |
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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 Sokane
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