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 found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant: Sócrates. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Socrates? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 236,399th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,286,792 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Socrates are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Socrates is also the 31,194th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 25,855 people.

The last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 125,762. In The Philippines Socrates is most frequent in: Mimaropa, where 79 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 8 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 5 percent are found. Not including The Philippines it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Egypt, where 9 percent are found.

Socrates Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Socrates surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.17% being registered with 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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