Sokwe Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Sokwe Surname Definition:

Sokwe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: monkey.

Sokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Sokwe (21) may also be a first name.

Sokwe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sokwe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: monkey.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Sokwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokwe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokwe are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 70 percent reside and Gauteng, where 30 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 30 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 24 percent reside.

Sokwe Last Name Statistics demography

Sokwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.3% less than the national average, earning R 32,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shokwe91354/
Sookwe9136/
Sokwei9121/
Sokwue916/
Siokwe912/
Sokwee911/
Sokw891/
Shokhwe832/
Shokwei832/
Suonkwe831/
Sakwe8012,740/
Zokwe80304/
Sokwa80281/
Sekwe80280/
Jokwe8058/
Sukwe8055/
Sokue8022/
Sogwe8012/
Socwe804/
Sokwi801/
Sokkw801/
Shockwey772/
Songkwee771/
Sookwech771/
Ssekwe73291/
Sukwet73218/
Shogwe73128/
Sakhwe73125/
Sogcwe7389/
Sookwa7365/
Shakwe7351/
Sekgwe7349/
Sonkue7328/
Joukwe7323/
Tjokwe7323/
Djokwe7322/
Sxakwe7313/
Soikwa7312/
Sakgwe7311/
Sekwei7311/
Sakwei739/
Ssakwe737/
Suukwe735/
Xhokwe735/
Ssukwe734/
Sakwue732/
Zhokwe732/
Siekwe732/
Soukwa732/
Hcokwe732/
Jokkwe731/
Cookwe731/
Sakweh731/
Sakwee731/
Sukwee731/
Shokwa731/
Jokgwe731/
Zokwea731/
Sohgwe731/
Sokwai731/
Sokwip731/
Soekue731/
Seukwe731/
Ssokwa731/
Sakwea731/
Sekweu731/
Shukwe731/
Saukwe731/
Sukwie731/
Djoukwe67223/
Shakwer67154/
Jockwer67109/
Shokoue6798/
Sackwie6712/
Sukwech676/
Songkue676/
Sohkwai675/
Ssuukwe675/
Shakwei674/
Shoncwe674/
Shougwe674/
Sookwai674/
Sookwaa673/
Chokwei673/
Shokgwa673/
Sookkue673/
Shokuie672/
Sockuet671/
Sokhway671/
Shokwoi671/
Sokwaia671/
Siokoue671/
Sackweh671/
Choukwe671/
Siakwei671/
Chokwer671/
Shonqwe671/
Shohgwe671/
Siakgwe671/
Sangkwe671/
Soqw671/
Sukweat671/
Schockw670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokwe
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