Soaka Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Soaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Soaka (47) may also be a first name.

Soaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soaka is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Soaka occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Soaka live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Soaka is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea Soaka is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 95 percent reside, East New Britain, where 3 percent reside and East Sepik, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soakai91851/
Souaka91261/
Soaika9112/
Shoaka914/
Sohaka912/
Soakas911/
Souakai8316/
Souadka8313/
Sohajka831/
Soaaika831/
Zoaka80925/
Soaki80172/
Soaca80131/
Saoka8048/
Soako8022/
Soake805/
Joaka802/
Souaki73220/
Zouaka73187/
Sookah73120/
Soacat7354/
Soakie7337/
Sahoka7334/
Shaoka7330/
Siaoka7326/
Sohoka7318/
Souoka738/
Jouaka738/
Shoaqa736/
Souake736/
Seuaka736/
Joakah736/
Soakes735/
Soaica734/
Saokai734/
Sohake733/
Soacki732/
Djoaka731/
Saoyka731/
Soasca731/
Saouka731/
Sioako731/
Soooka731/
Soakou731/
Saokad731/
Soaski731/
Shoaki731/
Joakai731/
Soyoka731/
Saauka731/
Shoake730/
Soaker730/
Djouaka67726/
Souaker67534/
Souadki67446/
Souaiki67375/
Sohacki67119/
Sohasky6793/
Sauhoka6736/
Sohaski6722/
Sogioka6719/
Seuhoka6715/
Sauhaka6710/
Chouaka675/
Sohaiko675/
Shojoka674/
Shoaqat673/
Schoake673/
Shaokai673/
Sohaiki672/
Shaaoka672/
Joyeaka672/
Souakou672/
Suohoka671/
Saokaah671/
Zouakau671/
Sohajko671/
Suihaka671/
Saoukai671/
Shoaiky671/
Souakhi671/

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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 Soaka
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