Sokoya Surname
Approximately 3,038 people bear this surname
Sokoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,732 | 1:64,840 | 4,762 |
| England | 123 | 1:452,992 | 29,924 |
| United States | 114 | 1:3,179,464 | 183,182 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Sokoya (96) may also be a first name.
Sokoya Demographics
Average Sokoya Salary in
United States
$50,059 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sokoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokoya (Russian: Сокоя) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 146,026th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,398,797 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Sokoya live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sokoya is also the 968,397th most widely held first name globally, held by 96 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,732 people, or 1 in 64,840. In Nigeria Sokoya is primarily concentrated in: Ogun, where 63 percent reside, Lagos, where 24 percent reside and Oyo, where 4 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Sokoya is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Sokoya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Sokoya are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
Sokoya earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.01% more than the national average, earning $50,059 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokoya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokoya in the Russian language | ||
| Сокоя | sokoa | - |
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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 Sokoya
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