Sohak Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sohak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Sohak (81) may also be a first name.

Sohak Last Name Facts

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

Sohak (Arabic: زوهيك, Hindi: सोहक) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,373,373rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Sohak are found; 62 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sohak is also the 1,068,082nd most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 81 people.

The last name Sohak is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 2,106,730. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Terengganu, where 71 percent reside, Kelantan, where 14 percent reside and Malacca, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shohak914/
Sohaik911/
Soak8913/
Sohag8059,654/
Souak801,246/
Sohok8021/
Shoak807/
Soake805/
Szoak805/
Soeak802/
Shaok801/
Soack801/
Sohaq801/
Soaks800/
Soaik800/
Scoak800/
Shohag7371,185/
Shahok73458/
Saehak7345/
Shaokh7316/
Shaoke7310/
Souake736/
Sahhak736/
Soyjak736/
Soijak735/
Souakh734/
Shohaq734/
Zohaik734/
Saheak734/
Sohock732/
Schaok732/
Shoaks732/
Shaeak731/
Szoack731/
Shouak731/
Shoakh731/
Sohaxz731/
Johakh731/
Sohaag731/
Souaak731/
Sahgak731/
Sohaic731/
Sohaiq731/
Shaook731/
Sohact730/
Shoake730/
Souaks730/
Joak679,341/
Saok6739/
Soac675/
Sjohaug674/
Schoake673/
Shahock672/
Soaq672/
Shahokh672/
Shaoukh672/
Zoak672/
Schaoke671/
Saehakh671/
Soohuck671/
Shahouk671/
Shahauk671/
Soakova671/
Jhojhak671/
Siahhak671/
Shahoke671/
Soag670/

Sohak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sohak in the Hindi language
सोहकsohaka-
Sohak in the Arabic language
زوهيكzwhyk-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sohak
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