Sokolo Surname

222,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sokolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0881:48,6605,439
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Liberia961:45,9224,138
Lesotho821:24,7874,958
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Ivory Coast701:329,58912,041
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
United States121:30,204,911765,334
France71:9,488,960336,266
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Sokolo (337) may also be a first name.

Sokolo Last Name Facts

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

Sokolo (Arabic: سوكولو, Russian: Соколо) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolo? popularity and diffusion

Sokolo is the 222,575th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,980,091 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sokolo live; 61 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 476,238th most common first name internationally, held by 337 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,088 people, or 1 in 48,660. In Tanzania Sokolo is most prevalent in: Songwe Region, where 22 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 14 percent are found and Kigoma Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Liberia, where 5 percent are found.

Sokolo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sokolo surname is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

The amount Sokolo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.35% less than the national average, earning R 96,588 per year and in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shokolo92557/
Sokoulo92128/
Sookolo9274/
Sokoloa9212/
Sokolou927/
Sokoolo922/
Sokotlo921/
Soukolo921/
Sokolio921/
Ssokolo921/
Szokolo921/
Sokholo921/
Soekolo921/
Shokgolo8613/
Sokolous866/
Sokoulou864/
Siokolou862/
Sockolou861/
Sokoloch861/
Shokoolo861/
Sokolosh861/
Siokolos861/
Shokoilo861/
Sokola831,248/
Sekolo83429/
Jokolo83157/
Zokolo8399/
Sakolo8388/
Sokelo8367/
Sokalo8364/
Cokolo836/
Socolo836/
Sukolo835/
Sokulo833/
Soqolo832/
Soukoulou8013/
Sookooloo801/
Szokolocz801/
Shokalo771,264/
Szokola77293/
Shokola77163/
Seekolo77154/
Xhokolo77108/
Shekolo7795/
Shakolo7783/
Soukalo7759/
Soukola7750/
Zokoilo7741/
Szokalo7738/
Sokolas7737/
Siokola7720/
Sakolio7718/
Tjokolo7716/
Siokalo7715/
Sokaloo7713/
Sokolla7711/
Soškola779/
Sakoulo779/
Soqoilo777/
Szokoło777/
Sokallo776/
Saukolo776/
Sokhelo776/
Sokoela775/
Sokolya774/
Scokalo774/
Sokoila773/
Sekholo773/
Sukkolo772/
Sokolia772/
Soskola772/
Djokolo772/
Sookalo771/
Soqolou771/
Socoloh771/
Soscolo771/
Sokhola771/
Sokoula771/
Sokutlo771/
Shokálo771/
Siakolo771/
Ssekolo771/
Sokhulo771/
Sookaloo71272/
Shokgola7167/
Scoccolo7119/
Shokolah7117/
Socolott7113/
Soikkola7113/
Sokolash7110/
Shoekalo719/
Sokkolla717/
Sokalosh716/
Suokkola716/
Sakoulos714/
Dziokolo714/
Soukoula713/
Shokalod712/
Shokoyla712/
Schokalo711/
Chokolos711/
Sookallo711/
Shakoilo711/
Shekoolo711/
Zoukoulo711/
Soukalou711/
Soukelou711/
Shoukalo711/
Shokaelo711/
Djokollo711/
Chokolot711/
Shokgalo711/
Socola673,793/
Sacolo671,843/
Sakola671,344/
Sekola671,230/
Sakalo671,111/
Sekalo67897/
Sukalo67765/
Sokela67729/
Sukola67476/
Cocolo67397/
Secolo67370/
Sokoła67236/
Sakulo67220/
Cokola67200/
Sokala67189/
Zokalo67189/
Zokola67144/
Sokula6770/
Zocolo6762/
Sukulo6762/
Jokola6757/
Jakolo6757/
Socalo6754/
Zukolo6753/
Sekelo6749/
Shchokalo6745/
Shokollah6722/
Sakelo6717/
Zoukoulou6710/
Choukolou6710/
Sukholyot678/
Sécolo675/
Shokatloo674/
Sookalloo673/
Cokalo672/
Jocolo672/
Zakolo672/
Jokalo671/
Joukoulou671/
Sukolaová671/
Sékola671/
Sokotliap671/
Seqolo671/
Saqolo671/

Sokolo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokolo in the Russian language
Соколоsokolo-
Sokolo in the Arabic language
سوكولوswkwlw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokolo
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