Sokhonokho Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Sokhonokho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Sokhonokho Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Sokhonokho Last Name Facts

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

Sokhonokho (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻏﻮﻧﻮﻏﻮ) is most common in Mauritania. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokhonokho? popularity and diffusion

Sokhonokho is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokhonokho are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Sokhonokho is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Gorgol Region, where 33 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 33 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 33 percent live. Other than Mauritania Sokhonokho exists in one country. It is also found in Senegal, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakhonokho9037/
Sokhanokho901/
Sakhonoko847/
Sakhanokho801,116/
Jokonoko7820/
Sakhounoukhou781/
Sokanoko781/
Sakhanokhou761/
Sakhanoko7456/
Sakanokho7447/
Sakhonekha701/
Sakanoko67477/
Sekanoko671/
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Sokhonokho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokhonokho in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﻏﻮﻧﻮﻏﻮswghwnwghw50
ﺳﺎﺧﻮﻧﻮﺧﻮsakhwnwkhw50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokhonokho
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