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

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

The surname Soka is the 30,540^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 416,860 people. The surname Soka is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Soka reside; 28 percent reside in East Africa and 28 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 63,291^st most frequently occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 9,533 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4,541 people, or 1 in 11,659. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 33 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Tanzania it is found in 68 countries. It is also found 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 increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally 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 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.