Sokelane Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sokelane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokelane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Sokelane Last Name Facts

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

Sokelane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sokelane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokelane? popularity and diffusion

Sokelane is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokelane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Sokelane is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 93 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Sokelane occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

Sokelane Last Name Statistics demography

Sokelane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.95% less than the national average, earning R 40,524 per year.

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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 Sokelane
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