Socha Surname
Approximately 31,555 people bear this surname
Socha Surname Definition:
(Polish, Russian, Ukranian, Czech-Slovakian) One who used the wooden plow.
Socha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 19,917 | 1:1,908 | 147 |
| United States | 3,986 | 1:90,933 | 10,216 |
| Colombia | 3,756 | 1:12,719 | 1,218 |
| Germany | 796 | 1:101,138 | 12,543 |
| Czechia | 581 | 1:18,302 | 2,754 |
| France | 437 | 1:151,997 | 23,578 |
| Canada | 309 | 1:119,241 | 12,570 |
| England | 258 | 1:215,961 | 18,397 |
| Brazil | 242 | 1:884,605 | 31,829 |
| Slovakia | 208 | 1:25,656 | 4,325 |
| Zimbabwe | 157 | 1:98,333 | 13,887 |
| Afghanistan | 115 | 1:279,593 | 4,540 |
| Argentina | 103 | 1:414,985 | 31,631 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Pakistan | 88 | 1:2,030,044 | 19,416 |
| Thailand | 61 | 1:1,158,006 | 169,912 |
| India | 50 | 1:15,341,308 | 250,737 |
| Sweden | 47 | 1:209,505 | 14,512 |
| Norway | 39 | 1:131,853 | 17,004 |
| Venezuela | 39 | 1:774,464 | 12,743 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Chile | 19 | 1:927,183 | 19,125 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
The alternate forms: Sócha (1) are calculated separately.
Socha (3,621) may also be a first name.
Socha Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Polish, Russian, Ukranian, Czech-Slovakian) One who used the wooden plow.
Socha Demographics
Average Male Socha Height
177.12 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Socha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Socha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Socha (Hindi: सोचा, Marathi: सोचा, Russian: Соча) is most common in Poland. It may be rendered as a variant: Sócha. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Socha? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,556th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 230,947 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Socha live; 66 percent live in Eastern Europe and 66 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Socha is also the 117,477th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 3,621 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is held by 19,917 people, or 1 in 1,908. Not including Poland this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Colombia, where 12 percent are found.
Socha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Socha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Socha last name expanded 6,872 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Socha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Socha are 0.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.96% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Socha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.71% less than the national average, earning 274,411 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.83% more than the national average, earning R 382,188 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.94% more than the national average, earning $27,228,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.54% more than the national average, earning $59,889 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Socha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Socha in the Hindi language | ||
| सोचा | soca | - |
| Socha in the Marathi language | ||
| सोचा | soca | - |
| Socha in the Russian language | ||
| Соча | soca | - |
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