Sokosi Surname
Approximately 458 people bear this surname
Sokosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 79 | 1:195,421 | 22,838 |
| Zambia | 71 | 1:223,238 | 14,032 |
| Tanzania | 40 | 1:1,323,540 | 46,782 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Sokosi (178) may also be a first name.
Sokosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokosi occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokosi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 657,184th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,911,672 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokosi are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 683,417th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 178 people.
The surname Sokosi is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 93,547. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
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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 Sokosi
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