Sokuthu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sokuthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokuthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Sokuthu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokuthu is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokuthu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokuthu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 44 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 40 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Sokuthu occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 4 percent reside.

Sokuthu Last Name Statistics demography

Sokuthu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.08% less than the national average, earning R 90,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sokhuthu93270/
Sokutu921,324/
Sokhutu8617/
Sukuthu861/
Sokoutou801/
Sekutu77259/
Sakutu77206/
Sukutu7774/
Soukoutou751,271/
Sok'hothu751/
Sekautu71253/
Sakutou7125/
Ssekutu714/
Sakkutu714/
Sakithu711/
Shakutu711/
Shekutu711/
Sakoutou67169/
Sekoutou678/
Sakutuha671/
Zoukoutou631/
Sukutü6215/
Zekutu621/
Djoukoutou5950/
Chukutu5725/
Sokotou571/
Sookitu571/
Cheukutu531/
Zakushtui5010/
Chakouteu502/
Djakoutou501/

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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 Sokuthu
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