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

Sokota (Russian: Сокота) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šokota. For other possible spellings of Sokota click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokota? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 340,053rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,741,486 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sokota reside; 46 percent reside in Southern Africa and 46 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 74 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 429 people, or 1 in 123,407. In Tanzania Sokota is primarily found in: Rukwa Region, where 98 percent live, Tabora Region, where 1 percent live and Katavi Region, where 0 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found 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 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-

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