Soktara Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Soktara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Soktara (11) may also be a first name.
Soktara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soktara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soktara (Bengali: সুখতারা, Hindi: सोकतारा) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soktara? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Soktara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Soktara reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.
The last name Soktara is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Soktara is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found and North Region, where 50 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoktara | 93 | 451 | / |
| Souktara | 93 | 110 | / |
| Souktarai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Suktara | 86 | 1,117 | / |
| Saktara | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shuktara | 80 | 635 | / |
| Sakhtara | 80 | 61 | / |
| Djoktara | 80 | 53 | / |
| Sukhtara | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sokthary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Souktora | 80 | 1 | / |
| Souctara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saktharap | 75 | 52 | / |
| Djocktara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shokhtari | 75 | 1 | / |
| Socktorah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soktheary | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shocktorap | 71 | 57 | / |
| Sektaro | 71 | 14 | / |
| Saktóra | 71 | 6 | / |
| Saktari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekteera | 67 | 58 | / |
| Sakteera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakhtari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sektheera | 63 | 11 | / |
| Souktouri | 63 | 2 | / |
| Zokhtareh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Saktheera | 63 | 1 | / |
| Sooktoure | 63 | 1 | / |
| Shaktoraya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sactary | 57 | 4 | / |
| Sugtare | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sektoro | 57 | 1 | / |
| Soctero | 57 | 1 | / |
| Saktori | 57 | 1 | / |
| Sakhtora | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cecthara | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chaktoura | 50 | 39 | / |
Soktara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soktara in the Bengali language | ||
| সুখতারা | sukhatara | - |
| Soktara in the Hindi language | ||
| सोकतारा | sokatara | - |
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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
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- 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 Soktara
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