Socorro Surname

36,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Cuba

Socorro Surname User-submission:

The Socorro surname comes from the name of a Spanish village called El Socorro. It was adopted by a Spaniard, who was from that town, when he arrived in America in the 19th century.

Socorro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela4,3341:6,969780
Cuba3,0211:3,814483
Spain2,1921:21,3282,321
Philippines2,0471:49,4578,112
United States9241:392,27234,430
Brazil6131:349,22413,392
Mexico3701:335,4767,216
Dominican Republic3001:34,7761,950
Peru1651:192,6319,068
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
Argentina861:497,01636,727
Colombia781:612,4887,619
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
India311:24,744,045333,161
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
England131:4,286,005132,302
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Israel91:950,84857,975
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
France71:9,488,960336,266
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Panama41:978,06412,245
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Socorro (254,648) may also be a first name.

Socorro Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Socorro surname comes from the name of a Spanish village called El Socorro. It was adopted by a Spaniard, who was from that town, when he arrived in America in the 19th century.

- rmorales80

Socorro Last Name Facts

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

Socorro (Marathi: सोकोरो) is found most in Venezuela. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Socorro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Socorro? popularity and diffusion

It is the 36,321st most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 501,793 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Socorro are found; 36 percent are found in South America and 30 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 4,127th most widely held first name in the world, held by 254,648 people.

The surname is most numerous in Venezuela, where it is held by 4,334 people, or 1 in 6,969. In Venezuela Socorro is most prevalent in: Zulia, where 72 percent are found, Falcón, where 6 percent are found and Miranda, where 5 percent are found. Not including Venezuela this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 21 percent are found and Spain, where 15 percent are found.

Socorro Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Socorro are 43.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Socorro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 35.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,593 per year; in Colombia they earn 27.84% more than the national average, earning $29,022,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.11% less than the national average, earning $34,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $54,644 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Socorro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Socorro in the Marathi language
सोकोरोsokoro57.14
सोकॉरोsokoro21.43
सोकॉरsokora7.14
सोाकोरोsoakoro7.14
सोकोरsokora7.14

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