Sokolani Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sokolani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokolani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Sokolani (21) may also be a first name.

Sokolani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokolani is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sokolani.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokolani are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sokolani is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 5,146,080. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Harare Province, where 33 percent are found, Mashonaland Central Province, where 33 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 25 percent are found.

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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 Sokolani
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