Sokwala Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Sokwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 168 | 1:315,129 | 23,975 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Sokwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sokwala is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sokwala click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokwala? popularity and diffusion
Sokwala is the 1,272,314th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sokwala are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 315,129. In Tanzania Sokwala is most frequent in: Kagera Region, where 98 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Sokwala exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonkwala | 93 | 634 | / |
| Sokwalla | 93 | 11 | / |
| Sokwahla | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sonkwalla | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sekwala | 86 | 347 | / |
| Sukwala | 86 | 106 | / |
| Sokwali | 86 | 26 | / |
| Sogwala | 86 | 20 | / |
| Sokwela | 86 | 11 | / |
| Sakwala | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sekwaila | 80 | 836 | / |
| Sokwalot | 80 | 34 | / |
| Shakwala | 80 | 16 | / |
| Sukwaila | 80 | 16 | / |
| Songwala | 80 | 7 | / |
| Sougwala | 80 | 4 | / |
| Siakwala | 80 | 3 | / |
| Shukwala | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shokwalo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sonkwali | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sonkwalo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekwalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sokwailo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suikwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sekgwaila | 75 | 56 | / |
| Chockwala | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sekgwaela | 75 | 5 | / |
| Shokwailo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sekwela | 71 | 193 | / |
| Sogbala | 71 | 48 | / |
| Sekwalo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Zokwela | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sakwale | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sakwali | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sakuala | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sagwala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sakwela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Zogwala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sogwali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sogwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakwalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Segwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakwala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekuala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Siakwale | 67 | 371 | / |
| Sekgwela | 67 | 198 | / |
| Shakwale | 67 | 59 | / |
| Shogbala | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sungwala | 67 | 38 | / |
| Shakwali | 67 | 36 | / |
| Siakwali | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shokwolo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Segwahla | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jackwala | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sunkwale | 67 | 3 | / |
| Segwaila | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sogballa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siogbala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Socualay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakwallo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shagwala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sokwala
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