Sokoni Surname

48,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sokoni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania6,5721:8,0561,053
Zambia3,0811:5,144627
DR Congo5951:124,16713,438
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Benin1161:89,10010,389
Papua New Guinea691:118,17016,048
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
England241:2,321,58686,519
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sokoni (241) may also be a first name.

Sokoni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokoni is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokoni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,108th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 679,048 people. The surname Sokoni 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 frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 241 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6,572 people, or 1 in 8,056. In Tanzania it is most common in: Rukwa Region, where 67 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 9 percent reside and Simiyu Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Sokoni Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shokoni92150/
Sokonyi9232/
Sokouni9210/
Sokonoi928/
Sokonai921/
Sokonii921/
Sokonni921/
Sokooni921/
Sokoini921/
Soukouni864/
Shokhoni861/
Shokonyi861/
Sekoni834,139/
Sokona831,088/
Sokani83625/
Sokone83159/
Zokoni83138/
Sokeni83129/
Sakoni8397/
Sokuni8333/
Sokony8330/
Sukoni8322/
Cokoni8315/
Jokoni832/
Xokoni831/
Soconi831/
Shokouhni801/
Sokhona774,618/
Shekoni771,504/
Sokoine771,134/
Sokhani77536/
Soukani77473/
Sakouni77444/
Saekoni77404/
Sekooni77108/
Sukomni77107/
Siokona7776/
Soekeni7774/
Sakonyi7739/
Shokani7738/
Sekouni7736/
Shokeni7732/
Sakonai7729/
Shokona7727/
Shakoni7727/
Sukonis7726/
Zokonyi7721/
Saukoni7716/
Sokhuni7712/
Soukone779/
Sekonni779/
Jokonis778/
Sokoneh778/
Chokoni778/
Shokone777/
Cokonai776/
Sokouna776/
Soskani775/
Soikani775/
Sokanni774/
Sekonui774/
Shokuni774/
Sakongi772/
Sakooni772/
Sukonyi772/
Sahkoni771/
Soconis771/
Sokhone771/
Sokohna771/
Sukonit771/
Sudkoni771/
Soukona771/
Sokkeni771/
Sokkani771/
Siekoni771/
Sakonie771/
Sekuoni771/
Sokanai771/
Sokangi771/
Sukhoni771/
Soukoungoi752/
Soukouna7111,226/
Szakonyi711,139/
Soukkani71413/
Sadkouni71273/
Saekhoni71247/
Sekkouni71141/
Soukhona7142/
Shoukani7142/
Sukonnyi7136/
Jaskonis7125/
Sokannit7121/
Soukoune7118/
Sokkhani7113/
Djokoini7111/
Shokhani7111/
Soukhani7110/
Sakkouni7110/
Shoekani717/
Sokonech717/
Segkouni715/
Soukouny714/
Sokhaeni713/
Sokhouna713/
Sukhonis712/
Sukonnoi712/
Sokhonny711/
Shokeeni711/
Soukhone711/
Shekooni711/
Sokoinge711/
Zoukonai711/
Sokonets711/
Siekonhi711/
Szukonyi711/
Chaskoni711/
Shekouni711/
Shokanhi711/
Shokoine711/
Sokoinet711/
Shekonii711/
Sukani673,234/
Sekani672,272/
Sakeni671,601/
Cakoni671,381/
Sakani671,307/
Sekeni671,018/
Soukhouna67965/
Sokana67958/
Sakuni67931/
Jokani67729/
Sakone67659/
Sekone67514/
Saconi67387/
Sokane67257/
Sakhonnoi67129/
Jakoni67102/
Sakona6769/
Sukuni6757/
Zoconi6743/
Saqoni6737/
Sokhanich6728/
Sakony6727/
Çokani6725/
Zokona6723/
Zakoni6717/
Sukhonnoi6715/
Sokany6711/
Zokani6711/
Soekoenay6710/
Chokhomni678/
Sukona678/
Cokani677/
Sokhanhoi676/
Sokene675/
Xokani675/
Zekoni674/
Socony674/
Souckouna674/
Socone673/
Zokone673/
Socani672/
Sokomè672/
Chaskonis672/
Jokone672/
Sokune671/
Shookkani671/
Shekhonei671/
Sukony671/
Sokuna671/
Sakoné671/
Sékoné671/
Soqani671/
Zokeni671/
Çokona671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokoni
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