Soukabe Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Soukabe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 62 | 1:66,046 | 4,544 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
The alternate forms: Soukabé (1) are calculated separately.
Soukabe (17) may also be a first name.
Soukabe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soukabe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soukabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﺎﺏ) is carried by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Soukabé. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soukabe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soukabe is the 2,091,648th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soukabe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 77 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 17 people.
It is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 66,046. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Guidimagha Region, where 76 percent live, Brakna Region, where 13 percent live and Assaba Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Mauritania Soukabe is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 22 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soukabé | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sokabe | 92 | 67 | / |
| Sukabe | 92 | 5 | / |
| Shokabe | 86 | 24 | / |
| Soukaba | 86 | 24 | / |
| Sukhabee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sokkabee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakabe | 77 | 9,953 | / |
| Sokobe | 77 | 194 | / |
| Sokabi | 77 | 122 | / |
| Sokaba | 77 | 80 | / |
| Sukaba | 77 | 45 | / |
| Sukabi | 77 | 26 | / |
| Socabe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sucabe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Shokabi | 71 | 100 | / |
| Sokhaba | 71 | 52 | / |
| Siakabe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sukabai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sakabhe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Siokaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakaabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ssokabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shukaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakabee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokaiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chokabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sukabhai | 67 | 237 | / |
| Sukhabai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Soukouba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sukkavee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sok'haba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sukkabai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sukhaibi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sukampee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shokabay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siakabee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuckaby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sukkabui | 67 | 1 | / |
Soukabe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soukabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻜﺎﺏ | skab | 70.83 |
| ﺳﻜﺎﺑﻪ | skabh | 12.5 |
| ﺳﻮﻛﺎﺏ | swkab | 8.33 |
| ﺳﻮﻛﺎﺑﻰ | swkaby | 4.17 |
| ﺳﻮﻛﺎﺑﻪ | swkabh | 4.17 |
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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 Soukabe
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