Soukayel Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Soukayel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soukayel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697

Soukayel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soukayel is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Soukayel.

How Common Is The Last Name Soukayel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Soukayel live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Chadic Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,199,501. In Niger Soukayel is mostly found in: Diffa Region, where 88 percent live, Maradi Region, where 6 percent live and Zinder Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soukael933/
Soukayelle891/
Sookael8010/
Sakayel801/
Sukayal801/
Sokayil801/
Soukehal751,513/
Sakahyel751/
Sucaytel751/
Sakael7166/
Sokeel7137/
Sukiel7118/
Sukail715/
Sukaylova713/
Sukeil713/
Sukeal712/
Soukehale712/
Sokail711/
Sokhayile711/
Socajel67401/
Sockeel67317/
Szukiel67290/
Sokiyal67181/
Suckiel67174/
Shukaylova6774/
Szokiel6749/
Sookaul6745/
Sucajel6744/
Soucail6743/
Sakayal6725/
Shokiel679/
Sukhail676/
Shakayl674/
Shokeel674/
Socayle673/
Shukeel673/
Sokehal673/
Suekiel672/
Shukail672/
Shukiel671/
Sukkeal671/
Sokhail671/
Sukeald671/
Sukiyal671/
Sukheyl671/
Zoukail671/
Soquiel671/
Soukoul671/

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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 Soukayel
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