Sokeo Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sokeo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokeo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sokeo (31) may also be a first name.

Sokeo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokeo is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sokeo.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokeo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Sokeo is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Sokeo live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 31 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Morobe, where 80 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 20 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Sokeo is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 31 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokeho916/
Sookeo915/
Sokeou911/
Soukkeo8329/
Soykieo8323/
Sokehou837/
Soikieo834/
Soodkeo832/
Jokeo80190/
Sakeo80110/
Sokio8057/
Sukeo807/
Sokjo802/
Sokyo802/
Sekeo802/
Cokeo801/
Sookkheo7753/
Sekheo73158/
Jokheo73152/
Shokyo7374/
Jokeeo737/
Sekeho737/
Jhokeo735/
Sookyo733/
Sakeou732/
Shakeo731/
Sukheo731/
Sukkeo731/
Sookjo731/
Soikyo731/
Sokhyo731/
Sokhio731/
Siakeo731/
Jokeho731/
Sookyod67130/
Sookeea6786/
Soukkio6772/
Soekijo6765/
Sokheea6752/
Sookyoy6735/
Sukkeao679/
Sookyoo676/
Seekeoi674/
Sokoiya672/
Seekheo672/
Sakkeao672/
Shakeoi671/
Jokheeo671/
Sukheeo671/
Shakeeo671/
Seekeao671/
Sadkeao671/
Sookyos671/
Sookjoo671/
Sukkieo671/
Chokeao671/

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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
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  • 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 Sokeo
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