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Where Does The Last Name Soka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Soka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻛﺎ, Hindi: सोका, Marathi: सोका, Oriya: େସାକା, Russian: Сока) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as: Šoka, Sóka or Šóka. For other potential spellings of Soka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 30,540^th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 416,860 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Soka live; 28 percent live in East Africa and 28 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Soka is also the 63,291^st most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 9,533 people.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,541 people, or 1 in 11,659. In Tanzania Soka is primarily concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 15 percent live. Other than Tanzania Soka exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent live and Indonesia, where 12 percent live.

Soka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Soka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Soka surname grew 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Soka last name is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Soka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.48% less than the national average, earning R 148,560 per year and in United States they earn 17.42% more than the national average, earning $50,666 USD per year.