Sokela Surname
Approximately 729 people bear this surname
Sokela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 491 | 1:110,342 | 13,274 |
| India | 122 | 1:6,287,421 | 144,905 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
The alternate forms: Šokela (1) are calculated separately.
Sokela (127) may also be a first name.
Sokela Demographics
Average Sokela Salary in
South Africa
R 83,652
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sokela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sokela (Russian: Сокела) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šokela. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokela? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 462,693rd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,996,634 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Sokela are found; 69 percent are found in Southern Africa and 69 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sokela is also the 825,494th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 127 people.
The surname Sokela is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 110,342. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 78 percent reside, Gauteng, where 19 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
Sokela Last Name Statistics demography
Sokela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.8% less than the national average, earning R 83,652 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokela in the Russian language | ||
| Сокела | sokela | - |
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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 Sokela
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