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 last name Sokaye is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokaye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Sokaye live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sokaye is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 7 people.
Sokaye is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Sokaye is most prevalent in: Kouffo Department, where 100 percent live. Other than Benin this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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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