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 is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sokomba.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokomba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 625,459th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 14,872,543 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokomba live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most numerous first name in the world, held by 89 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 562,358. In Nigeria Sokomba is most frequent in: Niger, where 83 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found and Kogi, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Sokomba occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.

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