Sokap Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Sokap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sokap (16) may also be a first name.

Sokap Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sokap Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sokap is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokap? popularity and diffusion

Sokap is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Sokap live; 92 percent live in Oceania Islands and 92 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name at a global level It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 354,509. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Madang, where 65 percent live, New Ireland, where 30 percent live and West Sepik, where 4 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea Sokap is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokape9115/
Soukap910/
Sakap80601/
Sokop80155/
Sukap80147/
Sekap80118/
Sokab806/
Jokap805/
Socap803/
Soukop73348/
Sokopp7375/
Sakaip7361/
Sakape7358/
Sekhap7351/
Seukap7342/
Soukab7334/
Sokope7323/
Sekapp7319/
Sakhap7315/
Sokoup739/
Sukape738/
Sakkap735/
Djokap734/
Shekap734/
Shakap734/
Sukaup733/
Sokopf733/
Joukap732/
Soukav732/
Sakaph732/
Sakaup731/
Sukkap731/
Siakap731/
Sokhab731/
Sakapp731/
Zokape731/
Sekhaph671,426/
Siekaup67109/
Sekhapp6758/
Chokape6721/
Soukopf6718/
Soukopp6717/
Shokaib675/
Djoukap675/
Sakkadp674/
Sakhaph674/
Sakkaph673/
Chokkap673/
Sakhaup673/
Sukkapp672/
Sakhape672/
Shekhap672/
Choukap671/
Saatkap671/
Sochcap671/
Jookhap671/
Jokaipe671/
Sakkaap671/
Shekapp671/
Soukoup671/
Soujkop670/

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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 Sokap
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