Soukabe Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Soukabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soukabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania621:66,0464,544
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

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 last name Soukabe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻜﺎﺏ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Soukabé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soukabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most frequent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. Soukabe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Soukabe are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Soukabe is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 66,046. In Mauritania Soukabe is most common in: Guidimagha Region, where 76 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 13 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania Soukabe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 22 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soukabé951/
Sokabe9267/
Sukabe925/
Shokabe8624/
Soukaba8624/
Sukhabee801/
Sokkabee801/
Sakabe779,953/
Sokobe77194/
Sokabi77122/
Sokaba7780/
Sukaba7745/
Sukabi7726/
Socabe775/
Sucabe773/
Shokabi71100/
Sokhaba7152/
Siakabe7115/
Sukabai719/
Sakabhe715/
Siokaba711/
Shakabe711/
Sakaabe711/
Ssokabi711/
Shukaba711/
Sakabee711/
Sokaiba711/
Chokabe711/
Sukabhai67237/
Sukhabai6719/
Soukouba679/
Sukkavee678/
Sok'haba676/
Sukkabai675/
Sukhaibi675/
Sukampee672/
Shokabay671/
Siakabee671/
Shuckaby671/
Sukkabui671/

Soukabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soukabe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻜﺎﺏskab70.83
ﺳﻜﺎﺑﻪskabh12.5
ﺳﻮﻛﺎﺏswkab8.33
ﺳﻮﻛﺎﺑﻰswkaby4.17
ﺳﻮﻛﺎﺑﻪswkabh4.17

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