Sokele Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sokele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Austria441:193,53324,446
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Latvia141:146,43219,676
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Sokele (64) may also be a first name.

Sokele Last Name Facts

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

Sokele is found most in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sokele.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokele? popularity and diffusion

Sokele is the 772,238th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Sokele live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Sokele is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 64 people.

The surname Sokele is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 384,789. Outside of The DR Congo this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.

Sokele Last Name Statistics demography

Sokele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.88% less than the national average, earning R 69,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokhele92406/
Shokele925/
Soekele921/
Sokle9110/
Shokeleu865/
Schokele863/
Sockelle861/
Sekele837,616/
Sokela83729/
Sokole83456/
Sokale83342/
Sakele83232/
Sokeli83164/
Soqele8382/
Cokele8326/
Jokele8320/
Sokile8315/
Sukele8314/
Soukle835/
Zokele835/
Sockle834/
Sokhel833/
Socele831/
Shokle831/
Schokkele801/
Shockeley800/
Sokhela7711,830/
Cokeley77689/
Sekhele77459/
Sekoele77246/
Sakhele77127/
Shokale77124/
Shakele77122/
Shokole7770/
Sakiele7742/
Shokile7740/
Sakeley7716/
Sekehle7714/
Shekele7713/
Sokoley7712/
Sokeila7711/
Shokela7710/
Sakeele777/
Sokelis777/
Sökeler776/
Shockle775/
Saukele775/
Sekaele775/
Sekiele774/
Djokele774/
Siukele773/
Siekele773/
Sokheli773/
Shokeli772/
Soukeli772/
Sukhele772/
Sakelle771/
Sokiela771/
Sokkeli771/
Shokely771/
Sukeler771/
Suckele771/
Siakele771/
Sackele771/
Soukhel771/
Sokalee771/
Sokaley771/
Saskele771/
Sekeule771/
Jokhele771/
Sokhile771/
Seqoele771/
Sekeele771/
Sekelie771/
Schokle770/
Sakle731,829/
Socle7312/
Soikkeli711,499/
Sakhelie7139/
Shockely7125/
Sekhehle7125/
Sakheele7120/
Soukelis7117/
Soekaeli7116/
Choukele719/
Siakelee717/
Djoukele717/
Soykkeli716/
Soukaley716/
Shakeley715/
Sakielie715/
Soukalle713/
Schockle712/
Sekielie712/
Soukehel712/
Sakkhele712/
Sakheleh711/
Chokhele711/
Schokely711/
Shockheslet711/
Shokhile711/
Shekeele711/
Seekeley711/
Shakelie711/
Sheckele711/
Szekeley711/
Shakeele711/
Siakeleh711/
Soukheli711/
Soquelet711/
Sookalee711/
Soukaleu711/
Sookhela711/
Sekhelea711/
Sekhoele711/
Sakkelee711/
Shakhele711/
Cookeley710/
Shakeler710/
Sotckely710/
Sokoli674,301/
Sakale671,721/
Sakile67878/
Sekole67602/
Sekale67476/
Sakela67462/
Cokely67457/
Sekelj67425/
Cokile67355/
Sakole67310/
Seqale67251/
Sekeli67234/
Sökeli67228/
Sokila67184/
Sekile67180/
Zekele67172/
Zakele67159/
Sakhel67140/
Sakhle67124/
Sokili67123/
Soclle67102/
Sokali67100/
Sakely6764/
Sakeli6764/
Çokgel6749/
Sukeli6743/
Saqele6737/
Sackle6725/
Jakele6724/
Sukela6720/
Sakleh6719/
Zokale6712/
Cokeli6712/
Shakle6711/
Saakle6711/
Schokkelé679/
Sukelj677/
Sékely677/
Jokeli676/
Sek'hehle675/
Soucle674/
Sakeal674/
Sokuil674/
Sukile673/
Sokolj673/
Secole672/
Saklle672/
Socole672/
Secale672/
Sacele672/
Seqole672/
Sokhil672/
Sakkaelee672/
Schoekile671/
Sokoil671/
Shockyley671/
Sekyle671/
Shackeled671/
Çökele671/
Šakele671/
Šokela671/
Soqole671/
Sokail671/
Sakeil671/
Sacole671/
Saqole671/
Schockelé671/
Schäkeler671/
Suqele671/
Seqele671/
Socale670/
Shackelet670/
Chockeley670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokele
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