Sokoti Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sokoti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokoti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3071:176,47519,463
Nigeria1821:973,31241,407
Iran311:2,476,85681,358
Benin241:430,65030,545
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sokoti (35) may also be a first name.

Sokoti Last Name Facts

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

Sokoti occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokoti? popularity and diffusion

It is the 533,524th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name Sokoti occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Sokoti reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sokoti is also the 1,744,716th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 176,475. In South Africa Sokoti is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 36 percent reside, North West, where 22 percent reside and Free State, where 17 percent reside. Not including South Africa Sokoti is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.

Sokoti Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sokoti last name is predominantly Muslim (73%) in Nigeria.

Sokoti earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.48% less than the national average, earning R 96,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shokoti92130/
Sokothi9255/
Sokotai9220/
Sokotyi9210/
Sokouti925/
Sokooti924/
Sokotis923/
Soukoti921/
Sokotti921/
Siokoti921/
Shokouti8644/
Sokoitei8618/
Soukouti867/
Sokoutis865/
Shokotiy861/
Shokooti861/
Sokoty831,421/
Sokota831,081/
Sekoti8349/
Sakoti8344/
Sokote8338/
Jokoti8337/
Sukoti8314/
Soketi8313/
Sokati8313/
Sokuti832/
Zokoti831/
Socoti831/
Shokhouti801/
Shokati773,007/
Sakouti77709/
Seekoti77421/
Shokota77168/
Sokoute7787/
Sakotai7742/
Soukota7736/
Saekoti7730/
Soeketi7727/
Soekati7724/
Sokouta7723/
Shekoti7712/
Sokhati777/
Sekoeti776/
Soukati775/
Sokotha775/
Shokoty774/
Socotti773/
Shakoti772/
Sokoite772/
Sokotty772/
Saskoti772/
Siokati771/
Sokuiti771/
Sokuthi771/
Socotai771/
Soskuti771/
Souketi771/
Soukote771/
Sekooti771/
Djokoti771/
Sokathi771/
Sokoita771/
Sokotta770/
Soukotta71738/
Sakoutis71164/
Shoikuti71115/
Sheekoti7188/
Soukouta7124/
Soukoita719/
Shokhote715/
Shoukati715/
Choukoti713/
Shoikati713/
Sakoitis712/
Soukoute712/
Chokotai711/
Shekooti711/
Shekotti711/
Sakoutai711/
Shokothy711/
Sokhothe711/
Sokastyi711/
Sakota6718,198/
Sukati673,530/
Sakati672,902/
Saketi672,847/
Sekati672,761/
Seketi67332/
Sukhothai67199/
Süküti67173/
Šokota67145/
Sakote67120/
Sokate67113/
Sokata67102/
Socota6743/
Secoti6736/
Sukota6730/
Sukuti6730/
Sókuti6725/
Jakoti6718/
Sekote6716/
Zokota6716/
Jokoty6712/
Cakoti6710/
Sek'hothi678/
Choukouti678/
Soqati677/
Shokouteh677/
Sakuti675/
Cokati674/
Sukote673/
Shoikheti672/
Cocoti672/
Zakoti672/
Sokaty672/
Jokati671/
Jokote671/
Shakotich671/
Zokote671/
Soukoutey671/
Sokuta671/
Sakkottai671/
Szukoytiz670/

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