Sokoto Surname

240,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Sokoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9551:185,49011,283
Burkina Faso2261:81,2042,858
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Benin1511:68,4488,305
Ivory Coast581:397,78013,651
Zambia271:587,03424,185
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Israel121:713,13647,700
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Sokoto (810) may also be a first name.

Sokoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokoto is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 240,523rd most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,382,168 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sokoto live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sokoto is also the 287,241st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 810 people.

This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 955 people, or 1 in 185,490. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 13 percent live, Taraba, where 13 percent live and Niger, where 12 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Sokoto occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 10 percent live.

Sokoto Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sokoto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.89% less than the national average, earning R 19,284 per year and in United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shokoto9276/
Sokotoh9220/
Soekoto9219/
Soukoto9210/
Sokhoto923/
Sokotho921/
Sokotou921/
Schokoto861/
Sokoutou861/
Sekoto831,697/
Cokoto831,135/
Sokota831,081/
Jokoto83134/
Sakoto8396/
Sukoto8366/
Socoto8319/
Zokoto8315/
Sokato834/
Sokuto831/
Soukoutou801,271/
Djokoto775,639/
Sekhoto772,807/
Shokuto77414/
Cokotho77188/
Shokota77168/
Shakoto7768/
Soukota7736/
Sokouta7723/
Sekotho7713/
Sokotha775/
Suoketo772/
Sokhuto771/
Siakoto771/
Sakotos771/
Socotto771/
Sekuoto771/
Zokouto771/
Sokoita771/
Ssekoto771/
Socouto771/
Sokotta770/
Soukotta71738/
Sekhotho71363/
Sakoutou71169/
Giokotos7128/
Soukouta7124/
Siakotou719/
Soukoita719/
Sekoutou718/
Soukotap714/
Soukatos712/
Soukatou712/
Ssekooto712/
Chokotto712/
Giokotou711/
Sekuotho711/
Sokkhoothod711/
Shokosta711/
Sakota6718,198/
Sacoto672,862/
Sakato67385/
Sekota67199/
Seketo67173/
Šokota67145/
Sokata67102/
Jokota6767/
Sekato6749/
Sukato6746/
Socota6743/
Sukuto6735/
Saketo6734/
Sukota6730/
Jokato6717/
Zokota6716/
Zakoto6716/
Zekoto678/
Sakuto676/
Jakoto675/
Socato673/
Cokato673/
Cokota673/
Choukouto671/
Cocoto671/
Zoukoutou671/
Socotà671/
Soketa671/
Sokuta671/
Cakoto671/

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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 Sokoto
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