Last name Sokota (Sokota 
) , in all the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Sokota is habitual in Zambia, where it is quite a rare surname, Tanzania, where it is a rare surname, and Croatia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Zambia, Tanzania, and the United States. Very seldom, Sokota is the forename as well as the last name.