Sokaku Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Sokaku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 195 | 1:655,612 | 16,510 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
Sokaku (10) may also be a first name.
Sokaku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokaku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokaku is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sokaku click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokaku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,155,901st most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sokaku live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 94 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 10 people.
The surname Sokaku is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 655,612. In Japan it is most frequent in: Niigata Prefecture, where 49 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 34 percent reside and Saitama Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Besides Japan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 4 percent reside and Greece, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shokaku | 92 | 201 | / |
| Sokhaku | 92 | 110 | / |
| Soukakou | 86 | 50 | / |
| Sokoku | 83 | 2,584 | / |
| Jokaku | 83 | 300 | / |
| Sekaku | 83 | 277 | / |
| Sakaku | 83 | 2 | / |
| Sukaku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shokoku | 77 | 4,073 | / |
| Sekhaku | 77 | 40 | / |
| Sukakhu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sekakou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sakakou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shakaku | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ssekaku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sokoiku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakakut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shoukathku | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekhakhu | 71 | 144 | / |
| Sekkakou | 71 | 66 | / |
| Chhokaku | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sakkakou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Soukokou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sokoukou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chokhaku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zokakout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chokakau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sukoku | 67 | 743 | / |
| Soukoukou | 67 | 130 | / |
| Zekaku | 67 | 52 | / |
| Zokoku | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sekacu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jakaku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cakaku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chokkaaku | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jokoku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sekeku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakoku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sekhakhau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chokkakku | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sokaku
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