Sokia Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Sokia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Sokia (135) may also be a first name.
Sokia Demographics
Average Sokia Salary in
United States
$22,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sokia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokia (Marathi: सोिकया, Russian: Сокиа) is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokia? popularity and diffusion
Sokia is the 1,148,257th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Sokia reside; 45 percent reside in East Africa and 37 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 797,647th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 135 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 599,739. In Kenya Sokia is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Kenya Sokia occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Sokia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Sokia earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.95% less than the national average, earning $22,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokia in the Marathi language | ||
| सोिकया | soikaya | - |
| Sokia in the Russian language | ||
| Сокиа | sokia | - |
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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 Sokia
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