Sokanu Surname
11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Sokanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sokhanu | 92 | 250 | / |
| Sokanou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sokangu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sokannu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Soukanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sokenu | 83 | 1,099 | / |
| Sakanu | 83 | 79 | / |
| Sekanu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jokanu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sukanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Soukangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sokhangou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soceanu | 77 | 624 | / |
| Shokenu | 77 | 112 | / |
| Sekhanu | 77 | 109 | / |
| Sakanau | 77 | 45 | / |
| Çokangu | 77 | 31 | / |
| Sakangu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Sahkanu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sukhanu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sakanuz | 77 | 9 | / |
| Sakhanu | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sokonou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sokonnu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shakanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sokènou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shokonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakkanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahakanu | 71 | 131 | / |
| Siakanou | 71 | 52 | / |
| Sokonnou | 71 | 43 | / |
| Soukamneuth | 71 | 32 | / |
| Soukhamneut | 71 | 17 | / |
| Sukhanau | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sakaungu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shahkanu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sakhanou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sakanhup | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakagneu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakainou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokhanoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokeynou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokeinou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soukonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sukanuch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cocanu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Sakamnouy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jakanu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sukahanau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sokoungou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sekenu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Secanu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sekonu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Siakannou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sacanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soukhamneuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekhaainu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sokanu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis