Sokomba Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Sokomba Surname User-submission:

The Sokomba surname derives from the words soko, which means 'God', and mba, from wunba, which means 'like' in Nigeria.

Sokomba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3151:562,35827,325
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
Zambia251:633,99725,256
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England11:55,718,059489,080

Sokomba (89) may also be a first name.

Sokomba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sokomba surname derives from the words soko, which means 'God', and mba, from wunba, which means 'like' in Nigeria.

- zubairu

Sokomba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokomba has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokomba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sokomba is the 625,459th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. Sokomba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokomba are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sokomba is also the 1,011,231st most frequent given name in the world, held by 89 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 562,358. In Nigeria it is most common in: Niger, where 83 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent reside and Kogi, where 3 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Zambia, where 5 percent reside.

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