Sokoba Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sokoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast951:242,8559,751
Burkina Faso181:1,019,56110,177
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Sokoba (47) may also be a first name.

Sokoba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokoba is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sokoba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokoba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sokoba is the 1,637,889th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname Sokoba is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Sokoba reside; 66 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sokoba is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 47 people.

This surname is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 242,855. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Vallée du Bandama District, where 38 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 37 percent are found and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 18 percent are found. Apart from The Ivory Coast it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sockoba921/
Soukouba869/
Sekoba83687/
Sokobe83194/
Sokaba8380/
Sokobi8342/
Sokobo8316/
Sakoba839/
Socoba835/
Jokoba833/
Sokeba832/
Zokoba832/
Sokoby831/
Sokuba831/
Soukoubai802/
Ssekoba7760/
Sokhaba7752/
Soukaba7724/
Siokobo7719/
Sekhoba7719/
Sokubas779/
Shokobi779/
Sokoova776/
Shakoba775/
Sakouba775/
Sukobai773/
Sekooba772/
Zokouba771/
Sokobou771/
Siokaba771/
Sackoba771/
Sokubah771/
Sekkoba771/
Sakgoba771/
Zoukouba7149/
Sokhabah7122/
Ssekkoba7115/
Sukhobay7112/
Sakoubai7110/
Sukkobai718/
Sukkooba716/
Ssekooba716/
Sok'haba716/
Shokouby716/
Sakkobai714/
Sokoubou712/
Shakobat711/
Shokabay711/
Shokoubi711/
Sushkoba711/
Sukhobai711/
Shokuova711/
Jaskooba711/
Sekoubah711/
Sakaba673,701/
Cocoba67573/
Jakoba67390/
Sokabo67323/
Sakuba67283/
Sekobo67212/
Sekaba67208/
Sakobo67130/
Sokabi67122/
Sekeba67104/
Sukuba6770/
Sokabe6767/
Seqoba6764/
Sokubo6759/
Sukaba6745/
Socaba6738/
Socoby6732/
Sakeba6732/
Sakobi6731/
Sokubi6720/
Zokobe6714/
Zakoba6714/
Sacoba678/
Shokhabah677/
Socobi676/
Jokobo676/
Sakobe676/
Soqaba673/
Cakoba672/
Sokovy672/
Soukoubou672/
Secoba671/
Sokuva671/
Saqoba671/
Zokoby671/
Choukhoba671/
Shekhobha671/
Sukobo671/
Jocoba670/
Socobe670/

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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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  • 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 Sokoba
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