Sokawe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sokawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sokawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sokawe is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokawe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sokawe is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Sokawe live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Sokawe is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Sokawe is most numerous in: Madang, where 50 percent are found and Morobe, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Sokawe
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