Sokoto Surname
Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname
Sokoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 955 | 1:185,490 | 11,283 |
| Burkina Faso | 226 | 1:81,204 | 2,858 |
| DR Congo | 171 | 1:432,044 | 35,878 |
| Benin | 151 | 1:68,448 | 8,305 |
| Ivory Coast | 58 | 1:397,780 | 13,651 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Sokoto (810) may also be a first name.
Sokoto Demographics
Average Sokoto Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sokoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sokoto is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokoto? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sokoto is the 240,523rd most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,382,168 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sokoto reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 287,241st most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 810 people.
The surname Sokoto is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 955 people, or 1 in 185,490. In Nigeria Sokoto is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 13 percent reside, Taraba, where 13 percent reside and Niger, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.
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.
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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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