Sokutu Surname

289,472nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sokutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3201:41,0445,264
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sokutu Last Name Facts

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

Sokutu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokutu? popularity and diffusion

Sokutu is the 289,472nd most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 5,504,189 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokutu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,320 people, or 1 in 41,044. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and Western Cape, where 8 percent live. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Sokutu Last Name Statistics demography

Sokutu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.96% less than the national average, earning R 156,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokuthu9226/
Sokhutu9217/
Sokhuthu86270/
Sokoutou861/
Sekutu83259/
Sakutu83206/
Sukutu8374/
Soukoutou801,271/
Sekautu77253/
Sakutou7725/
Ssekutu774/
Sakkutu774/
Shakutu771/
Sukuthu771/
Shekutu771/
Sookitu771/
Sakoutou71169/
Sekoutou718/
Sakutuha711/
Sukutü6715/
Sakitu6715/
Sekitu672/
Zoukoutou671/
Zekutu671/
Djoukoutou6350/
Sukhotu62209/
Chukutu6225/
Shakitu621/
Sokotou621/
Cheukutu571/
Ssekittu571/
Zakushtui5310/
Chakouteu532/
Djakoutou531/
Sok'hothu531/
Choucoutou50260/
Djoucoutou5012/
Zakotu502/

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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 Sokutu
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