Sokota Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sokota Surname Definition:

Sokota is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who is searched for frantically.

Sokota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4291:123,40711,679
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Zambia641:247,65515,017
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
England141:3,979,861125,553
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

The alternate forms: Šokota (145) are calculated separately.

Sokota (74) may also be a first name.

Sokota Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sokota is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who is searched for frantically.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sokota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokota (Russian: Сокота) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Šokota. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokota? popularity and diffusion

Sokota is the 340,053rd most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,741,486 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sokota live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sokota is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held given name in the world, borne by 74 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 123,407. In Tanzania Sokota is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 98 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 1 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 0 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 39 percent reside and Zambia, where 6 percent reside.

Sokota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sokota surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Sokota earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,537 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šokota94145/
Shokota92168/
Soukota9236/
Sokouta9223/
Sokotai9220/
Sokotha925/
Sokoita921/
Sokotta920/
Soukotta86738/
Soukouta8624/
Soukoita869/
Soukotap864/
Shokosta861/
Sakota8318,198/
Sokoto831,663/
Sokoty831,421/
Sokoti83605/
Sekota83199/
Sokata83102/
Jokota8367/
Socota8343/
Sokote8338/
Sukota8330/
Zokota8316/
Cokota833/
Soketa831/
Sokuta831/
Shokoti77130/
Sukhota77113/
Sukotat77100/
Sokoute7787/
Shokoto7776/
Sekhota7766/
Sokothi7755/
Sokauta7749/
Shakota7742/
Sakotai7742/
Sekoeta7731/
Siokata7723/
Chokota7720/
Sokhata7720/
Sokotoh7720/
Soekoto7719/
Sakotas7716/
Sekotha7713/
Sokotyi7710/
Soukoto7710/
Shekota779/
Djokota778/
Shokuta776/
Sokouti775/
Shokata775/
Sakouta775/
Sokooti774/
Saukota774/
Shokoty774/
Sokotis773/
Sokhoto773/
Sekotta772/
Sokoite772/
Sokotty772/
Sokutha772/
Satkota771/
Sakhota771/
Zaskota771/
Socosta771/
Seekota771/
Zokouta771/
Socotai771/
Soukote771/
Soukoti771/
Sokaata771/
Sokatau771/
Sokotou771/
Sokotti771/
Siokoti771/
Sakotea771/
Szokuta771/
Szakota771/
Sokotho771/
Sokatha771/
Sookata771/
Saskota770/
Sukhotat713,737/
Shoukata7156/
Shokouti7144/
Sokhatha7138/
Siokatas7123/
Sekhotha7121/
Saukotta7120/
Sokoitei7118/
Schekota7116/
Soukouti717/
Sutkotha716/
Shokhote715/
Sokoutis715/
Giokotas714/
Soukutta712/
Soukoute712/
Chokotai711/
Shouketa711/
Shokotiy711/
Shokooti711/
Siakouta711/
Sakoutai711/
Schokoto711/
Chokotta711/
Shokothy711/
Sokoutou711/
Sokhothe711/
Sokhutha711/
Sootkata711/
Sookatta711/
Suthkota711/
Sudkotha711/
Sakata67111,579/
Sakuta6713,972/
Saketa672,215/
Sekoto671,697/
Soukoutou671,271/
Cokoto671,135/
Šakota671,018/
Sukuta67695/
Zakota67675/
Seketa67653/
Sukata67572/
Sacota67217/
Sukhothai67199/
Cocota67157/
Sekata67154/
Jokoto67134/
Sakote67120/
Sokate67113/
Sakoto6796/
Sukoto6766/
Sakoti6744/
Socata6741/
Xocota6720/
Socoto6719/
Jakota6718/
Zokoto6715/
Socuta6715/
Sukoti6714/
Sokati6713/
Shoukatha6711/
Shokouteh677/
Jocota676/
Sokato674/
Shekkotha673/
Sukote673/
Jokata672/
Soqeta672/
Secota672/
Sokuti672/
Sokaty672/
Zokote671/
Zokoti671/
Zockhotha671/
Socoti671/
Socotà671/
Soukoutey671/
Shokhouti671/
Choukuota671/
Sakkottai671/
Sokuto671/

Sokota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokota in the Russian language
Сокотаsokota-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Sokota
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis