Sokwo Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Sokwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 951 | 1:186,270 | 11,321 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Sokwo (223) may also be a first name.
Sokwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokwo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sokwo.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokwo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 371,278th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,536,242 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sokwo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 603,623rd most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 223 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 951 people, or 1 in 186,270. In Nigeria Sokwo is most frequent in: Kogi, where 58 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 25 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shokwo | 91 | 17 | / |
| Sokkwo | 91 | 7 | / |
| Soekwo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Soykewo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Songkwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shokwoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sokwa | 80 | 281 | / |
| Zokwo | 80 | 44 | / |
| Jokwo | 80 | 43 | / |
| Sokuo | 80 | 38 | / |
| Sakwo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sukwo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sekwo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sogwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sockwood | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zhokwo | 73 | 1,072 | / |
| Saekwo | 73 | 636 | / |
| Shokuo | 73 | 178 | / |
| Shekwo | 73 | 120 | / |
| Sookwa | 73 | 65 | / |
| Soikwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Zohkwo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jokwoi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Sogwop | 73 | 4 | / |
| Shakwo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Shukwo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soukwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sokwap | 73 | 2 | / |
| Joukwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zoukwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ssokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djokwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sokhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chokwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saukwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shockwood | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sookhwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Djoukwo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shokhwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shokwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sookwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shokgwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Songkwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saekkwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokouho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chokwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokuhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shongwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sockwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saekwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sogwood | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sokwo
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