View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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 more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Šoka, Sóka or Šóka. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

Soka is the 30,540^th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 416,860 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Soka are found; 28 percent are found in East Africa and 28 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Soka is also the 63,291^st most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 9,533 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,541 people, or 1 in 11,659. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 12 percent are found.

Soka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Soka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soka last name increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soka Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Soka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being 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.