Sokota Surname
Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname
Sokota Surname Definition:
Sokota is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: one who is searched for frantically.
Sokota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 429 | 1:123,407 | 11,679 |
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Zambia | 64 | 1:247,655 | 15,017 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
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.
Sokota Demographics
Sokota Political Affiliation
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Sokota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokota (Russian: Сокота) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may 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 common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,741,486 people. The surname Sokota is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sokota live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 74 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 123,407. In Tanzania Sokota is most numerous in: Rukwa Region, where 98 percent live, Tabora Region, where 1 percent live and Katavi Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 39 percent live and Zambia, where 6 percent live.
Sokota Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sokota surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political 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
Sokota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokota in the Russian language | ||
| Сокота | sokota | - |
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Footnotes
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