Sokheng Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Sokheng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokheng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia421:368,7423,778
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Sokheng (8,971) may also be a first name.

Sokheng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokheng occurs most in Cambodia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sokheng click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokheng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sokheng is the 2,876,555th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sokheng live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 65,855th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 8,971 people.

The surname is most common in Cambodia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 368,742. In Cambodia Sokheng is most prevalent in: Kampong Speu Province, where 14 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 12 percent are found and Phnom Penh, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Cambodia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and South Korea, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Sokheng
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