Sokon Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Sokon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| Papua New Guinea | 60 | 1:135,895 | 18,658 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Japan | 20 | 1:6,392,215 | 41,807 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Sokon (585) may also be a first name.
Sokon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokon (Hindi: सोकोन, Russian: Сокон) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sokon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sokon is the 1,088,856th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Sokon live; 29 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 345,974th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 585 people.
The surname Sokon is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania Sokon is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 80 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 14 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Thailand, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokon in the Hindi language | ||
| सोकोन | sokona | - |
| Sokon in the Russian language | ||
| Сокон | sokon | - |
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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 Sokon
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