Sokec Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Sokec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Šokec (214) are calculated separately.

Sokec Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sokec Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sokec is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Šokec. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokec? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Sokec is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Sokec reside; 44 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 604,086. In Croatia Sokec is most frequent in: City of Zagreb, where 57 percent live, Lika-Senj County, where 29 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Croatia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šokec93214/
Sokeche8333/
Sokic80213/
Sokek8016/
Jokec801/
Soskic73126/
Sokcic73108/
Sokich7347/
Sojkic7318/
Shokek7317/
Soikes7310/
Sokcić735/
Szokes734/
Sokeke732/
Soceck732/
Sookes732/
Soekic731/
Sokheg731/
Siokek731/
Jokeic731/
Sakeck731/
Soukes730/
Soukek730/
Sjoukes67126/
Szokics6716/
Sokitch6711/
Soskich674/
Sukeyci672/
Shakech672/
Sackeck672/
Shokich671/
Socheck671/
Sockets671/
Sockich671/
Soiceac671/
Shokcic671/
Shokeis671/
Shokesh671/
Souceck671/
Seekeck671/
Soykich671/
Sogkeke671/
Soukeke671/
Soukich671/
Sakeche671/
Sookeag671/
Souckes670/
Soukeys670/

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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
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  • 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 Sokec
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