Sokom Surname
Approximately 1,305 people bear this surname
Sokom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 1,132 | 1:13,681 | 1,094 |
| Senegal | 82 | 1:177,797 | 1,332 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Sokom (58,255) may also be a first name.
Sokom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokom (Russian: Соком) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sokom.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokom? popularity and diffusion
Sokom is the 292,829th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,584,326 people. The last name Sokom occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Sokom are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 16,248th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 58,255 people.
It is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is borne by 1,132 people, or 1 in 13,681. In Cambodia it is mostly concentrated in: Kandal Province, where 21 percent live, Phnom Penh, where 16 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Cambodia it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokom in the Russian language | ||
| Соком | sokom | - |
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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 Sokom
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