Sokoum Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sokoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Sokoum (28) may also be a first name.
Sokoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokoum is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokoum? popularity and diffusion
Sokoum is the 11,742,229th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokoum are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Sokoum is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 28 people.
The last name Sokoum is most common in Chad, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 13,592,199. Excluding Chad Sokoum occurs in one country. It also occurs in Senegal, where 50 percent are found.
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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 Sokoum
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