Sokenye Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sokenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sokenye (25) may also be a first name.
Sokenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokenye is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sokenye.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokenye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokenye reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sokenye is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.
The surname Sokenye is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Sokenye is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 50 percent live.
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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 Sokenye
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