Sokenu Surname

335,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sokenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokenu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0811:163,86910,250
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Sokenu (36) may also be a first name.

Sokenu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokenu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokenu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 335,587th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,631,070 people. The surname Sokenu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sokenu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.

Sokenu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,081 people, or 1 in 163,869. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 38 percent are found and Rivers, where 4 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Sokenu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (78%) in Nigeria.

Sokenu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokenou923,434/
Shokenu92112/
Soukenu9213/
Sokeynou861/
Sokeinou861/
Sukenu8311/
Sekenu839/
Sokanu832/
Sokinu831/
Jokenu831/
Soceanu77624/
Sokhanu77250/
Suikenu7730/
Sokonou774/
Sokonnu773/
Sokènou773/
Sukeenu772/
Sekenau772/
Sukkenu771/
Siokinu771/
Sokinou771/
Sokenoo771/
Sokenoe771/
Zokenou771/
Shokonu771/
Sokannu771/
Sakeenu771/
Sokonnou7143/
Sochenou7114/
Shakenus714/
Soukonou711/
Sukheenu711/
Zokeuneu711/
Sakanu6779/
Sakinu6724/
Sekinu6721/
Djoukenou6710/
Secanu677/
Sekonu676/
Sekanu673/
Cekenu671/
Schakenou671/

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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 Sokenu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis