Sokobe Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Sokobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1801:256,55517,284
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Sokobe (57) may also be a first name.

Sokobe Last Name Facts

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

Sokobe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sokobe.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sokobe is the 1,210,518th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokobe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Sokobe is also the 1,308,380th most common first name worldwide It is held by 57 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 256,555. In Kenya Sokobe is most common in: Kisii County, where 52 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 45 percent reside and Nyamira County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Sokobe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.

Sokobe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sokobe last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sekobe83238/
Sokoba83122/
Sokabe8367/
Sokobi8342/
Zokobe8314/
Sakobe836/
Sokoby831/
Sokebe831/
Socobe830/
Shakobe771,500/
Sekhobe77275/
Soukabe7781/
Shokabe7724/
Shokobi779/
Ssekobe778/
Sakobie775/
Shekobe774/
Shokube773/
Sokhube771/
Sockoba771/
Sekkobe771/
Djokobe771/
Sokovei771/
Soukouba719/
Shekhobe716/
Shokouby716/
Shokoubi711/
Shacoobe711/
Sokkabee711/
Ssekkobe711/
Sakabe679,953/
Jakobe67263/
Sekobi67245/
Sakube67154/
Sokabi67122/
Sekabe6785/
Sokaba6780/
Sukube6757/
Socoby6732/
Sakobi6731/
Secobe6722/
Sokubi6720/
Sokebi6714/
Jocobe6711/
Sakoba679/
Sekebe677/
Socobi676/
Socabe675/
Socoba675/
Sukabe675/
Jokobi673/
Soukhovei672/
Soukoubai672/
Sokovy672/
Zokoba672/
Jokoby672/
Cocobe671/
Zokove671/
Zokoby671/
Schakober671/
Sokuba671/
Sacobe671/
Socube670/

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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 Sokobe
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