Sokaye Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sokaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Sokaye (7) may also be a first name.
Sokaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sokaye is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Sokaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sokaye reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 7 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Sokaye is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 100 percent live. Not including Benin this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Ghana, where 14 percent live.
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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 Sokaye
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