Sokoni Surname
Approximately 10,732 people bear this surname
Sokoni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 6,572 | 1:8,056 | 1,053 |
| Zambia | 3,081 | 1:5,144 | 627 |
| DR Congo | 595 | 1:124,167 | 13,438 |
| Kenya | 154 | 1:299,869 | 19,047 |
| Benin | 116 | 1:89,100 | 10,389 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Sokoni (241) may also be a first name.
Sokoni Demographics
Sokoni Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sokoni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokoni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sokoni occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sokoni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokoni? popularity and diffusion
Sokoni is the 48,108th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 679,048 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokoni are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Sokoni is also the 575,894th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 241 people.
Sokoni is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 6,572 people, or 1 in 8,056. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 67 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 9 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Sokoni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Sokoni earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.54% less than the national average, earning R 96,144 per year and in United States they earn 13.32% less than the national average, earning $37,400 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sokoni
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis