Sokefun Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sokefun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokefun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2171:816,32636,276
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sokefun Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sokefun Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sokefun is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sokefun.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokefun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,101,507th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Sokefun is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sokefun live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 217 people, or 1 in 816,326. In Nigeria Sokefun is most numerous in: Lagos, where 49 percent live, Ogun, where 21 percent live and Ekiti, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Sokefun exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Hong Kong, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shokefun93103/
Sokefuna931/
Sok Fun861/
Sook Fun805/
Siok Fun803/
Sokufuna801/
Sakfun772/
Sukfun771/
Sokufunwa751/
Skfn731/
Sokphen711/
Sekefono679/
Sekefani674/
Sikafuna672/
Sook Fan671/
Sok Foon671/
Secfeune671/
Sokphuan671/
Sokofani671/
Sakeephun631/
Sakephon531/
Sukeephon501/

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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
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  • 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 Sokefun
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