Soka Surname
Approximately 17,482 people bear this surname
Soka Surname Definition:
“Bachelor” in Xosa.
Soka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,541 | 1:11,659 | 1,524 |
| Egypt | 3,081 | 1:29,840 | 3,243 |
| Indonesia | 2,023 | 1:65,373 | 7,089 |
| DR Congo | 1,614 | 1:45,774 | 5,545 |
| South Africa | 1,005 | 1:53,908 | 6,853 |
| Japan | 970 | 1:131,798 | 7,067 |
| Zimbabwe | 626 | 1:24,662 | 3,750 |
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| India | 444 | 1:1,727,625 | 62,153 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Benin | 381 | 1:27,128 | 3,602 |
| Papua New Guinea | 351 | 1:23,230 | 2,541 |
| Kenya | 215 | 1:214,790 | 15,294 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Uganda | 166 | 1:235,176 | 17,864 |
| Cameroon | 156 | 1:133,135 | 14,968 |
| Thailand | 92 | 1:767,808 | 125,203 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Latvia | 57 | 1:35,966 | 5,478 |
| Ivory Coast | 53 | 1:435,306 | 14,482 |
| Ethiopia | 49 | 1:1,990,740 | 8,024 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Liberia | 23 | 1:191,675 | 12,886 |
| Burkina Faso | 22 | 1:834,186 | 9,118 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Pakistan | 18 | 1:9,924,660 | 48,309 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Solomon Islands | 12 | 1:48,336 | 9,616 |
| Turkey | 11 | 1:7,074,675 | 122,870 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Šoka (130), Sóka (5) & Šóka (1) are calculated separately.
Soka (9,533) may also be a first name.
Soka Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Bachelor” in Xosa.
Soka Demographics
Average Soka Salary in
United States
$50,666 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻛﺎ, Hindi: सोका, Marathi: सोका, Oriya: େସାକା, Russian: Сока) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Šoka, Sóka or Šóka. Click here to see other potential spellings of Soka.
How Common Is The Last Name Soka? popularity and diffusion
Soka is the 30,540th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 416,860 people. Soka is mostly found 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 63,291st most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 9,533 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,541 people, or 1 in 11,659. In Tanzania Soka is mostly concentrated in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 15 percent reside. Beside Tanzania Soka is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.
Soka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Soka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soka last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Soka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Soka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮﻛﺎ | swka | - |
| Soka in the Hindi language | ||
| सोका | soka | 99.01 |
| सेाका | seaka | 0.5 |
| शोका | soka | 0.5 |
| Soka in the Marathi language | ||
| सोका | soka | 96.97 |
| सोका-या | soka-ya | 3.03 |
| Soka in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାକା | esaka | 78.57 |
| େଶାକା | esaka | 7.14 |
| େଶାକ | esaka | 7.14 |
| ସକା | saka | 7.14 |
| Soka in the Russian language | ||
| Сока | soka | - |
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