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) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sokane.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 996,001st most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname Sokane is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sokane are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 44 people.
It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 279,267. In South Africa Sokane is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 36 percent live, North West, where 28 percent live and Limpopo, where 20 percent live. Outside of South Africa Sokane is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Botswana, where 9 percent live.
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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