Socks Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Botswana

Socks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Socks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1271:604,58733,553
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Socks (127) may also be a first name.

Socks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Socks is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Socks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Socks is the 933,049th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Socks live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Socks is also the 825,494th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 127 people.

Socks is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 604,587. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 74 percent live, West Azerbaijan Province, where 7 percent live and East Azerbaijan Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Iran this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent live and Botswana, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shocks9164/
Scocks910/
Soocks910/
Soucks910/
Soks8935/
Schocks832/
Sacks8012,129/
Cocks809,086/
Jocks80230/
Sucks8046/
Zocks8024/
Secks8017/
Shoks8016/
Sooks807/
Soiks806/
Souks802/
Sioks801/
Scoks801/
Sokhs801/
Sochs801/
Socsh800/
Shooks73356/
Saacks73246/
Shacks73132/
Schuks7365/
Schaks7362/
Scheks7338/
Shucks7329/
Szoecs7318/
Sackse7315/
Soikes7310/
Seecks733/
Scecks733/
Zoucks733/
Cock's732/
Siecks732/
Szucks732/
Sacksh731/
Shecks731/
Saucks731/
Coocks731/
Scoocs731/
Sutcks731/
Ziocks730/
Coucks730/
Saks675,191/
Joks67399/
Seks67326/
Jocksch67253/
Schaeks67115/
Coks6789/
Caks6766/
Zoks6755/
Schacks6744/
Suks6731/
Säks6724/
Sokz6719/
Schaaks6718/
Schucks6712/
Schooks677/
Soxs672/
Soksova672/
Schecks672/
Zocs672/
Sheecks671/
Shaacks671/
Xocs671/
Socsová671/
Sokhshh671/
Shchuks671/
Scheeks671/
Socx671/

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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
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  • 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 Socks
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