Sokiya Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Sokiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 161 | 1:336,507 | 31,327 |
| India | 93 | 1:8,248,015 | 171,602 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Sokiya (338) may also be a first name.
Sokiya Demographics
Average Sokiya Salary in
South Africa
R 110,160
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sokiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokiya (Hindi: सोकिया, Marathi: सोिकया) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokiya? popularity and diffusion
Sokiya is the 996,001st most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Sokiya are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sokiya is also the 475,334th most common first name globally, held by 338 people.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 336,507. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 84 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent reside. Barring South Africa Sokiya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent reside and Benin, where 0 percent reside.
Sokiya Last Name Statistics demography
Sokiya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.64% less than the national average, earning R 110,160 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokiya in the Hindi language | ||
| सोकिया | sokiya | 94.44 |
| सोकीया | sokiya | 5.56 |
| Sokiya in the Marathi language | ||
| सोिकया | soikaya | 53.08 |
| सोकीया | sokiya | 41.54 |
| सोकीय | sokiya | 4.62 |
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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 Sokiya
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