Sokwe Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Sokwe Surname Definition:
Sokwe is a surname of the Ila tribe, meaning: monkey.
Sokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
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.
Sokwe Demographics
Average Sokwe Salary in
South Africa
R 32,556
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sokwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,918,812th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sokwe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Sokwe is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.
This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Sokwe is most numerous in: North West, where 70 percent reside and Gauteng, where 30 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common 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.
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Footnotes
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