Sokofa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Sokofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sokofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokofa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokofa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Sokofa live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Sokofa is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Eastern Highlands, where 89 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shokofa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sokofay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shokoufa | 86 | 197 | / |
| Zokofa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jokofa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shokoufai | 80 | 19 | / |
| Sekhofa | 77 | 74 | / |
| Tjokofa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shokofi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shokafa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sokopha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sokeufa | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shokoufi | 71 | 364 | / |
| Shokofeh | 71 | 62 | / |
| Shokoufe | 71 | 28 | / |
| Shokoofi | 71 | 11 | / |
| Shukoufa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shakoofa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shokoufeh | 67 | 972 | / |
| Shokoufee | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sekefa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sakafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jokafa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sokafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sakofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekofo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zokafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shookoofe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shokoufet | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sokofa
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