Sokhaya Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Sokhaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sokhaya (117) may also be a first name.
Sokhaya Demographics
Average Sokhaya Salary in
South Africa
R 78,264
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sokhaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokhaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokhaya (Marathi: सोखया, Russian: Сохая) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokhaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sokhaya are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 117 people.
The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 785,184. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent live, Western Cape, where 45 percent live and Free State, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Sokhaya Last Name Statistics demography
Sokhaya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning R 78,264 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokhaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokhaya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोखया | sokhaya | - |
| Sokhaya in the Russian language | ||
| Сохая | sohaa | - |
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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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- 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 Sokhaya
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