Sokare Surname
Approximately 229 people bear this surname
Sokare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 114 | 1:1,553,884 | 58,636 |
| India | 99 | 1:7,748,135 | 165,146 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
The alternate forms: Sökare (10) are calculated separately.
Sokare (30) may also be a first name.
Sokare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokare Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokare (Arabic: سوكري, Marathi: सोकरे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Sökare. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokare? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,079,669th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. The surname Sokare is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Sokare reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sokare is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 30 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 1,553,884. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 85 percent live, Rivers, where 9 percent live and Ondo, where 3 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Sokare exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 43 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokare Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokare in the Marathi language | ||
| सोकरे | sokare | 89.83 |
| सोकारे | sokare | 5.08 |
| सॉकरॅ | sokare | 1.69 |
| शंकर | sankara | 1.69 |
| Sokare in the Arabic language | ||
| سوكري | swkry | - |
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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 Sokare
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