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 be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokaye? popularity and diffusion
Sokaye is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found 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 widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 7 people.
The last name Sokaye is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 100 percent reside. Besides Benin this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Ghana, where 14 percent reside.
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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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