Sokewe Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

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

Sokewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Benin211:492,17232,947

Sokewe (205) may also be a first name.

Sokewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokewe occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sokewe.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sokewe is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Sokewe reside; 63 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 63 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Sokewe is also the 632,267th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 205 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Sokewe is mostly concentrated in: Morobe, where 66 percent are found and Madang, where 34 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 38 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokeve8339/
Sekewe8313/
Sokiwe837/
Sokeaw836/
Sokowe836/
Sokawe833/
Sakewe832/
Sookew831/
Sokeeva77146/
Soikeaw7711/
Sekewei775/
Soykeaw774/
Shokawe772/
Sokkeaw771/
Shokowe771/
Sekeywe771/
Sogkeaw771/
Sookeaw771/
Shokeaw771/
Shookew771/
Sookcheewe751/
Sakew739/
Sookkeaw7130/
Suckewer7123/
Shokeeva7121/
Sookawee711/
Shookeaw711/
Shekoewe711/
Sokehoue711/
Sookcheewee711/
Sekowe67279/
Jokiwe67265/
Sekawe67180/
Sakawe6797/
Sakiwe6735/
Sakewa6732/
Sakeaw6729/
Sokove6726/
Sokowi6714/
Sakowe678/
Sokive676/
Sokawi675/
Sekiwe673/
Sokibe672/
Sokiwa672/
Zakewe671/
Sokevi671/
Sekewi671/
Sookkawee671/
Sookkheaw671/

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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 Sokewe
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