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
The surname Sokaye is found most frequently in Benin. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sokaye are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sokaye is also the 4,548,448th most widespread given name globally, borne by 7 people.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Ghana, where 14 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 Sokaye
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