Sokel Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sokel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
India261:29,502,515369,827
France131:5,109,440259,941
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Sökel (556) are calculated separately.

Sokel (72) may also be a first name.

Sokel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sokel (Arabic: سوكيل, Hindi: सोकेल, Russian: Сокел) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Sökel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sokel is the 712,393rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Sokel reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,143,416th most frequent first name globally, borne by 72 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 1,625,376. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 25 percent reside, New York, where 17 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 10 percent reside.

Sokel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sokel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,717 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sokel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sokel are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the party.

Sokel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $50,918 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sökel93556/
Shokel91398/
Sockel91355/
Sokell91247/
Soskel9169/
Soykel9144/
Sokeel9137/
Soukel9127/
Scokel9115/
Sookel912/
Szokel912/
Sokl8952/
Sockeel83317/
Szokiel8349/
Sockell8348/
Sookael8310/
Shokiel839/
Shoekel836/
Shokeel834/
Soukael833/
Soeckel831/
Schokel831/
Shookel831/
Sakel80847/
Jokel80793/
Sekel80701/
Sukel80490/
Sokil80282/
Sokyl80168/
Cokel80122/
Sükel808/
Sokhl803/
Socel802/
Säkel802/
Sékel802/
Zokel801/
Soukl801/
Shokl801/
Soykl801/
Schockel7752/
Sokelová7722/
Shockell772/
Soukehel772/
Schoekel771/
Shakel731,731/
Jockel731,711/
Seckel731,495/
Shekel731,106/
Suckel73697/
Sakeel73466/
Sackel73344/
Shukel73255/
Sukkel73249/
Sakell73206/
Zoukel73197/
Siekel73169/
Cokell73150/
Saukel73138/
Siakel73138/
Säckel7376/
Sakael7366/
Soskil7364/
Saakel7364/
Cockel7360/
Sakiel7360/
Szekel7359/
Sekkel7346/
Jokkel7341/
Sjekel7328/
Seekel7321/
Shokil7320/
Sukiel7318/
Shookl7317/
Satkel7317/
Szakel7313/
Sekiel7313/
Saskel7312/
Sochel739/
Suikel738/
Jokell737/
Zockel737/
Soquel735/
Sahkel735/
Sukelt734/
Sokuil734/
Shockl733/
Soukyl733/
Saekel733/
Sekell732/
Sakeld732/
Sokleh732/
Sokill732/
Söckel732/
Joukel731/
Zokael731/
Sekeel731/
Soekil731/
Shoukl731/
Szukel731/
Cokkel731/
Secoel731/
Sokcil731/
Soskyl731/
Joskel731/
Sukell730/
Scekel730/
Jookel730/
Sohkld730/
Schoeckel7131/
Schockelt7123/
Sockelová7110/
Schockeel712/
Shakeel67158,568/
Schakel671,208/
Cockell671,063/
Jokl67613/
Shackel67535/
Schäkel67520/
Szakiel67454/
Shekell67350/
Szukiel67290/
Suckiel67174/
Seekell67148/
Sukl67121/
Cokl67105/
Schökel67100/
Shakell6783/
Soklova6765/
Shakiel6762/
Sackiel6754/
Jockell6753/
Sakl6748/
Schekel6739/
Sieckel6731/
Shekeel6729/
Szekiel6727/
Sekl6724/
Schukel6722/
Sauckel6716/
Soklová6713/
Suckell6712/
Saeckel6712/
Sakkeel6711/
Siahkel679/
Shokleh678/
Sheckel676/
Shahkel675/
Shekiel674/
Souquel674/
Saakeel674/
Sekquel674/
Shakkel673/
Shukeel673/
Socl672/
Siekiel672/
Shaekel672/
Secckel672/
Sjakeel672/
Zokl672/
Sachkel671/
Jokkell671/
Cockeel671/
Shuckel671/
Sakellh671/
Zoukkel671/
Sohqeel671/
Soquiel671/
Souchel671/
Sgakeel671/
Sheekel671/
Shukiel671/
Sahakel671/
Sahkkel671/
Saackel671/
Sakiell671/
Szakell671/
Sooklet671/
Shoklet671/
Szuskel671/
Hsakeel671/
Cookell670/
Sackeld670/
Seckell670/
Seekeel670/
Sackell670/
Sackelt670/
Saskell670/

Sokel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokel in the Hindi language
सोकेलsokela-
Sokel in the Russian language
Сокелsokel-
Sokel in the Arabic language
سوكيلswkyl-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokel
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