Sokao Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Sokao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sokao (15) may also be a first name.
Sokao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokao is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Sokao is mostly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Sokao reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Morobe, where 68 percent reside and Madang, where 32 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Sokao
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