Sokolu Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Sokolu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Sokolu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokolu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokolu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokolu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,710,039th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Sokolu live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Sokolu is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 677,794. Outside of The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sokoğlu | 92 | 34 | / |
| Sokollu | 92 | 32 | / |
| Sokolou | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sokholu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sokolyu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shokolu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sokuoğlu | 86 | 66 | / |
| Sokolous | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sokoulou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Siokolou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sokolyup | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sokolush | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sockolou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sokulu | 83 | 369 | / |
| Sokalu | 83 | 15 | / |
| Sekolu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Sukolu | 83 | 9 | / |
| Jokolu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sokelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sakolu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Soukoulou | 80 | 13 | / |
| Sokhulu | 77 | 2,740 | / |
| Sokullu | 77 | 578 | / |
| Sakoğlu | 77 | 390 | / |
| Seekolu | 77 | 278 | / |
| Shokulu | 77 | 48 | / |
| Cokollu | 77 | 43 | / |
| Shokalu | 77 | 26 | / |
| Cokoylu | 77 | 24 | / |
| Jokollu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Shokelu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shekolu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sokhelu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Sukkolu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Chokolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jokkolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sokallu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sookulu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Soqolou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sekollu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sukollu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cokcolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheekolu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shokeleu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Seekollu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chokoleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chokollu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jokkollu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soukaleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soukalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soukelou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakolaut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sukkoilu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sukulu | 67 | 574 | / |
| Sukalu | 67 | 427 | / |
| Sakalu | 67 | 253 | / |
| Sakulu | 67 | 133 | / |
| Sakelu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Sahakoğlu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sekelu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sekalu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Zokulu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Choukolou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zoukoulou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sucolu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jakolu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sukollaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sookooloo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joukoulou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cekolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cocolu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soqelu | 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
- 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 Sokolu
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