Socka Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Latvia

Socka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Socka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1191:174,53018,525
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Latvia121:170,83720,647
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Sočka (6) are calculated separately.

Socka (25) may also be a first name.

Socka Last Name Facts

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

Socka is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Sočka. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Socka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Socka live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Socka is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 25 people.

This last name is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 174,530. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 99 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 8 percent reside and Latvia, where 7 percent reside.

Socka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Socka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Socka surname expanded 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Socka Last Name Statistics demography

Socka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sočka936/
Soczka91422/
Soucka91132/
Soocka9121/
Szocka9110/
Shocka913/
Soycka911/
Sockha911/
Sockay910/
Szocska8366/
Shockai835/
Socca80287/
Socki80282/
Socke80237/
Sacka80123/
Sucka8059/
Socky8034/
Súcka802/
Shouckha7728/
Schotcka774/
Soockeea774/
Sockey73248/
Saczka73217/
Szocki73109/
Shocky7390/
Soucky7360/
Shacka7348/
Soccoa7335/
Shocki7326/
Soicke7326/
Shucka7314/
Sockie739/
Soucke738/
Sackai737/
Szucka736/
Sotska736/
Soczki735/
Sackaa734/
Siocca734/
Sackay734/
Shocke733/
Suckha732/
Szocke732/
Sockih731/
Suckea731/
Suczka731/
Soucki731/
Suckca731/
Szacka731/
Sockiy731/
Suckka731/
Suicka730/
Soutschka7119/
Shockey676,054/
Shotska6774/
Szócska6756/
Szacska6726/
Souckey6716/
Schucka6711/
Siaczka675/
Suckhai674/
Schocké672/
Soudska672/
Shockie671/
Sotskai671/
Schocki671/
Shuckaa671/
Shoicki671/
Sahacka671/
Szucska671/
Szuczka671/
Schacka670/

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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 Socka
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