Sokao Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sokao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokaeo91964/
Sokhao912/
Soukao912/
Shokao911/
Sokaou911/
Sokkao911/
Soukaou8347/
Soikaeo8320/
Sookkao8311/
Sotkhao838/
Sohkhao833/
Soukaho831/
Soodkao831/
Sodkhao831/
Sakao803,822/
Sekao80520/
Socao80494/
Sokoa8016/
Sukao808/
Jokao802/
Sookkhao775/
Soodkhao772/
Sookkaeo771/
Sakaeo738,813/
Saekao73678/
Sokoua73266/
Shokoa73140/
Sakhao73106/
Sukaho7398/
Sekaeo7353/
Seekao7339/
Sukkao7334/
Sekhao7322/
Sakaou7312/
Sukhao736/
Soikoa735/
Shukao734/
Sookoa732/
Cokaou731/
Shakao731/
Sakaoa731/
Soskoa731/
Saka'o731/
Soukoa731/
Sekaho731/
Sakkao731/
Sakaao731/
Sudkao731/
Sookahoot711/
Saekhao67912/
Sakkaeo67778/
Sukkhao67380/
Seekhao67170/
Shokhoa67111/
Sutkhao67111/
Shokooh6785/
Chookao6761/
Soukoua6722/
Sakaiyo6718/
Sookooa6713/
Sukkeao679/
Sudkhao677/
Suikhao676/
Sakagio676/
Sukhaou675/
Sokohou674/
Satkhao674/
Sekaiyo673/
Sakaoth673/
Sokoiya672/
Sokouop672/
Seekaeo672/
Sakkeao672/
Chokhao671/
Chokeao671/
Chotkao671/
Sokaiya671/
Sukaood671/
Sakahao671/
Saekaoy671/
Seekeao671/
Saekaeo671/
Sakaeho671/
Zoukaou671/
Soikoua671/
Soykoat671/
Sekhaao671/
Djokaou671/
Choukao671/
Sadkeao671/

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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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  • 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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