Sokhulu Surname

159,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,740 people bear this surname

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

Sokhulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokhulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7311:19,8382,502
England41:13,929,515290,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Sokhulu Last Name Facts

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

Sokhulu is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sokhulu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokhulu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sokhulu is the 159,263rd most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,659,688 people. Sokhulu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokhulu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,731 people, or 1 in 19,838. In South Africa Sokhulu is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 84 percent are found, Gauteng, where 12 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Sokhulu Last Name Statistics demography

Sokhulu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.93% less than the national average, earning R 149,880 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokulu92369/
Sokullu86578/
Shokulu8648/
Sekhulu865/
Sookulu861/
Sokholu861/
Sakhulu861/
Shekhulu805/
Sokoulou804/
Sukulu77574/
Sekulu77235/
Sakulu77133/
Sokolu77114/
Cokulu7747/
Zokulu7710/
Soukoulou7513/
Shukulu71102/
Shekulu7149/
Çokuslu7146/
Sokoğlu7134/
Shakulu7134/
Sokollu7132/
Saakulu717/
Sukkulu716/
Sukulau716/
Sakulau714/
Siakulu713/
Sakkulu713/
Zukhulu712/
Sekullu711/
Sukuluy711/
Sukullu711/
Ssakulu711/
Sukuulu711/
Shokolu711/
Zakhulu711/
Sakullu711/
Siakuulu6732/
Ceekhulu673/
Sakullux671/
Siachulu671/

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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 Sokhulu
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