Sokeng Surname
Approximately 2,283 people bear this surname
Sokeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,243 | 1:9,260 | 1,209 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Senegal | 5 | 1:2,915,868 | 5,479 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Sokeng (132) may also be a first name.
Sokeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sokeng has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokeng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 185,616th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,192,092 people. Sokeng is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokeng reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sokeng is also the 807,735th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 132 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2,243 people, or 1 in 9,260. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, West Region, where 32 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 28 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent reside and Senegal, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sockeng | 92 | 169 | / |
| Soukeng | 92 | 22 | / |
| Sokkeng | 92 | 3 | / |
| Shokeng | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sookeng | 92 | 2 | / |
| Sokieng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Soukieng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sakeng | 83 | 491 | / |
| Sekeng | 83 | 176 | / |
| Soking | 83 | 68 | / |
| Jokeng | 83 | 51 | / |
| Cokeng | 83 | 49 | / |
| Sukeng | 83 | 21 | / |
| Sokemg | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sookcheng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djokeng | 77 | 151 | / |
| Soykenc | 77 | 106 | / |
| Sekaeng | 77 | 44 | / |
| Saekeng | 77 | 39 | / |
| Siakeng | 77 | 38 | / |
| Sekkeng | 77 | 12 | / |
| Soiking | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sukueng | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sokiong | 77 | 6 | / |
| Soyking | 77 | 5 | / |
| Socheng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Joukeng | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zoukeng | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sukaeng | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sockenk | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saakeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shoking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Souking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakieng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Suhkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sahkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Socking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Scoking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakkeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djoukeng | 71 | 1,213 | / |
| Siocheng | 71 | 15 | / |
| Djoikeng | 71 | 11 | / |
| Saekueng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sookyong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Choykeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suckaeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Suikheng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seekoeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sookings | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shocking | 71 | 0 | / |
| Saking | 67 | 559 | / |
| Zekeng | 67 | 436 | / |
| Suking | 67 | 139 | / |
| Schokking | 67 | 130 | / |
| Coking | 67 | 124 | / |
| Suceng | 67 | 64 | / |
| Seking | 67 | 55 | / |
| Joking | 67 | 50 | / |
| Jakeng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shoucheng | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saceng | 67 | 4 | / |
| Djouckeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sookkyong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xukeng | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sokeng
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