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

Soke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻛﻰ, Marathi: सॉके, Russian: Соке) occurs most in Benin. It can be found as: Söke, Sokè or Soké. Click here to see other potential spellings of Soke.

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

It is the 120,076^th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,906,736 people. The last name Soke is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Soke live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Soke is also the 147,956^th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 2,490 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 1,319 people, or 1 in 7,836. In Benin Soke is mostly concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 52 percent are found, Atlantique Department, where 19 percent are found and Zou Department, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Soke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Soke has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Soke last name decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soke Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Soke surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Soke surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Soke earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.2% less than the national average, earning R 153,984 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.82% less than the national average, earning $38,842 CAD per year.