Sokotwe Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Sokotwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sokotwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia521:304,80617,055
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Sokotwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokotwe occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sokotwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokotwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokotwe are found; 71 percent are found in Southern Africa and 71 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 304,806. In Zambia it is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 88 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent live and Luapula Province, where 4 percent live. Outside of Zambia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakatwe7146/
Sukutwe7128/
Seketwe7122/
Sekatwe7110/
Zokodwe711/
Sukhotwi671,811/
Ssekatwe677/
Siakatwe675/
Shakatwe675/
Sukhotwit634/
Chokhotwai59191/
Sakatwa574/
Socatwa571/
Shakatwa5364/
Siakutwa531/
Siakatwa531/
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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 Sokotwe
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