Sokhetye Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sokhetye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokhetye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2761:196,29621,158

Sokhetye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokhetye is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sokhetye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokhetye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sokhetye is the 948,111th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokhetye are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Sokhetye is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 276 people, or 1 in 196,296. In South Africa Sokhetye is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent live, Western Cape, where 32 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live.

Sokhetye Last Name Statistics demography

Sokhetye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.06% less than the national average, earning R 71,148 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soketye9357/
Sokhetje882/
Saketie671/
Sacketey63278/
Shukitye631/
Sokeitous599/
Sacchettie561/
Sakitey53985/
Suketji5390/
Saketou5365/
Saketau531/
Sookkittiyo531/
Saketai531/
Sakitay531/
Sackitey507,600/
Sakketou5049/
Sokoitei5018/
Sajoitay5017/

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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 Sokhetye
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