Socrates Surname

236,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Socrates Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Socrates Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines8051:125,76221,556
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Iran1271:604,58733,553
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
India391:19,668,343291,059
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Portugal281:372,08012,265
England271:2,063,63279,942
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Qatar61:393,00055,922
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Sócrates (27) are calculated separately.

Socrates (25,855) may also be a first name.

Socrates Last Name Facts

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

Socrates is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Sócrates. Click here for further possible spellings of Socrates.

How Common Is The Last Name Socrates? popularity and diffusion

It is the 236,399th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,286,792 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Socrates reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 47 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 31,194th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 25,855 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 805 people, or 1 in 125,762. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Mimaropa, where 79 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 5 percent reside. Not including The Philippines Socrates occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Egypt, where 9 percent reside.

Socrates Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Socrates surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the political party.

Socrates earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.65% less than the national average, earning $36,827 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sócrates9627/
Socratees9432/
Socraties946/
Socrate931,580/
Sokrates8816/
Socratte889/
Socratis889/
Sucrates883/
Socratez881/
Socratee881/
Socraytis821/
Socrati8015/
Sokrate8010/
Sócrate803/
Socrata802/
Socraty801/
Soukrate75308/
Sacratte75170/
Sokratis7563/
Soucrati754/
Sókrates751/
Shocrati751/
Sokratoys712/
Sakraties711/
Soqrati67375/
Sokrati67194/
Sakrate67183/
Sokrata674/
Sacrati673/
Shokrathei671/
Sackreater670/

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Footnotes

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