Sokanke Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sokanke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Sokanke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokanke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokanke (Marathi: सोळंके) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sokanke.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokanke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sokanke is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Sokanke reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Sokanke is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Sokanke occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 40 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sokanket | 93 | 21 | / |
| Shokanke | 93 | 6 | / |
| Sokhanke | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sokank | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sokanki | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sakanke | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sokankhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sokang | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sekhankhe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sukance | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shokang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Socanki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sokgang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soukang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sokhang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sakanka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sukanka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chokhanker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokaing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokeang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokhankova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekonke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakankit | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sukonket | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sokheang | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sokkhang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sukhanki | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sokkeang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoukang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siakanki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokkajng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sookkang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukkanka | 67 | 1 | / |
Sokanke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokanke in the Marathi language | ||
| सोळंके | solanke | - |
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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 Sokanke
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