Socháň Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Socháň Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Socháň Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia411:130,15723,900
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647

Socháň Last Name Facts

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

The surname Socháň is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Socháň? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Socháň reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Slovakia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 130,157. In Slovakia Socháň is most frequent in: Žilina Region, where 66 percent reside, Banská Bystrica Region, where 20 percent reside and Prešov Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Slovakia it is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sucháň8393/
Socháč834/
Socháňová8056/
Socháňova801/
Socha7331,555/
Suchá735,194/
Socho73100/
Sochaj671,076/
Siocha67985/
Shocho67715/
Soucha67637/
Sochay67212/
Suchoň67167/
Sochop67144/
Sochos67132/
Sochas67125/
Shocha67110/
Sucháňová67104/
Sochai6775/
Sochou6769/
Sochat6742/
Sochoo6738/
Sucháč6737/
Sochau6715/
Scocha6713/
Soocha678/
Sochea678/
Sotcha677/
Soicha677/
Sochaňová675/
Sochah675/
Sotcho675/
Šucháň674/
Sochoy673/
Soucho672/
Suchaň671/
Socheu671/
Sochot671/
Soecho671/
Sochei671/

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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 Socháň
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