Sokodo Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sokodo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokodo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1061:97,50611,150
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Sokodo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokodo is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sokodo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokodo? popularity and diffusion

Sokodo is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokodo reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Sokodo is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 97,506. In Benin Sokodo is mostly concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 92 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 2 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Uganda, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokotdo9241/
Sokoudo9210/
Sokodou921/
Shokodo921/
Sokoudou8640/
Soukoudo862/
Zokodo8357/
Sakodo8327/
Socodo8316/
Sokoda839/
Sokado833/
Sekodo831/
Jokodo831/
Cokodo831/
Soukoudou806/
Shokudo77123/
Soekoda7742/
Zokodou779/
Chokodo775/
Zokotdo774/
Sokouda774/
Sookedo772/
Szokado771/
Sakotdo771/
Sakodou771/
Soccodo771/
Sokkoodost7510/
Sakoudou7121/
Sakoudgo7111/
Soukouda712/
Sookedoo711/
Zokoudou711/
Shokudou711/
Siakoudo711/
Sakado671,757/
Sakoda671,058/
Sokeda6724/
Sagkoudgo6715/
Zocodo6714/
Cocodo6713/
Sakudo6711/
Shokkhoda6711/
Sakedo678/
Sokada676/
Socudo675/
Socado674/
Cokado674/
Sekado674/
Zokoda672/
Sekoda672/
Jakodo672/
Sekedo671/
Sokuda671/
Zoukoudou671/
Sukado671/
Djokoudou671/
Jokoda671/

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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 Sokodo
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