Sokem Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Sokem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sokem (35) may also be a first name.

Sokem Last Name Facts

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

Sokem is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sokem is the 2,273,756th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Sokem reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sokem is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 35 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 391,869. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Southwest Region, where 92 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 6 percent reside and Centre Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokeme9114/
Sookem915/
Soikem915/
Scokem913/
Sokhem912/
Sokeam911/
Sokeum911/
Soukem911/
Sokeem911/
Soukeme8338/
Suokeme8317/
Sookiem832/
Sokkhem831/
Sookhem831/
Sukem801,179/
Sakem80218/
Sokim80179/
Sekem8038/
Jokem8031/
Zokem808/
Socem804/
Sakeem7370/
Shokim7359/
Sukeme7342/
Sokhim7338/
Sakeme7336/
Sakhem7329/
Shekem7327/
Jockem7326/
Soukim7324/
Shakem7319/
Seukem7316/
Sakiem7312/
Sokaim7312/
Sookim738/
Sukhem738/
Suikem736/
Sukeam735/
Joukem735/
Seekem735/
Joskem735/
Sekhem734/
Zoukem734/
Sukiem732/
Sukeem732/
Jokeem732/
Jokeim731/
Sakemd731/
Zokeem731/
Sokime731/
Sakeum731/
Saakem731/
Siekem731/
Sokkim731/
Soquem731/
Soqeim731/
Zockem731/
Zohkem731/
Soskim731/
Sukkem731/
Sukeim731/
Saahkem67110/
Shakeem6727/
Djoukem6726/
Shokhim6723/
Sookaim678/
Zuokeme678/
Sakheim677/
Sookkim676/
Shekhem674/
Sackeim674/
Seekhem673/
Choukem673/
Sakkeem673/
Sukkhem672/
Sahakem672/
Schekem672/
Sakheem672/
Shokhym671/
Sackhem671/
Shoqeem671/
Juokeme671/
Zoukeme671/
Djokeme671/
Cockeam671/
Sakkhem671/

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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 Sokem
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