Soken Surname

338,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Soken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6061:210,9649,254
Nigeria1411:1,256,33250,205
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Brazil671:3,195,13992,032
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Cambodia441:351,9813,707
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
India211:36,526,923420,161
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Liberia61:734,75629,369
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Söken (612) are calculated separately.

Soken (6,978) may also be a first name.

Soken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soken (Bengali: সোকেন, Hindi: शोकिन, Marathi: सॉकेन, Russian: Сокен) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Söken. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soken? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soken is the 338,216th most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,698,112 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Soken are found; 56 percent are found in East Asia and 56 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Soken is also the 77,714th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 6,978 people.

This surname is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 606 people, or 1 in 210,964. In Japan Soken is primarily concentrated in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 63 percent reside, Okayama Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Hiroshima Prefecture, where 15 percent reside. Beside Japan this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Soken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Soken last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Soken earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.87% more than the national average, earning $66,825 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Söken93612/
Shoken917,598/
Soeken91191/
Socken9153/
Sokeen9139/
Sjoken9137/
Soyken9133/
Sozken9110/
Sokeun914/
Sooken913/
Souken912/
Sokken911/
Scoken911/
Suoken911/
Sokn8939/
Shokeen833,781/
Sockeng83169/
Soykenc83106/
Sjouken8383/
Sokienė8335/
Soykent8326/
Shouken8317/
Soukeen834/
Schoken833/
Shocken832/
Shokken832/
Sockenk832/
Shokeun832/
Sookeng832/
Shogken831/
Sookeun831/
Shokaen831/
Shokien831/
Soukent831/
D'Soken831/
Souhken830/
Saken804,899/
Seken801,595/
Suken80444/
Sokin80396/
Joken80234/
Coken8081/
Sokhn8056/
Siokn8051/
Socen8033/
Sokyn808/
Zoken804/
Sokne801/
Sookn801/
Schocken77101/
Suokienė7736/
Shoukeen7734/
Sokenova778/
Shockenn775/
Shokenne772/
Sockienė771/
Sokengne771/
Sockchen771/
Sokina732,340/
Shokin731,559/
Sakeen73736/
Shaken73527/
Soykin73393/
Jooken73192/
Shuken73179/
Sekien73175/
Siaken73165/
Soukin73157/
Jocken73150/
Shokyn73109/
Sacken7389/
Sochen7388/
Soikin7374/
Sukeen7367/
Cocken7363/
Sookne7352/
Soikyn7347/
Cooken7346/
Scokin7343/
Soskyn7343/
Zhoken7340/
Gioken7332/
Djoken7331/
Seuken7331/
Sheken7327/
Sockin7326/
Sookin7320/
Sojkin7319/
Sukken7318/
Sohkin7315/
Secken7314/
Sucoen7311/
Sotkyn7310/
Sakoen739/
Seeken737/
Jokeen735/
Saeken735/
Cokken735/
Sakien735/
Sookem735/
Sauken734/
Zoeken734/
Sutken734/
Hsaken734/
Sokyna733/
Sokkin732/
Sekeen732/
Soucen732/
Sukien732/
Zouken732/
Couken731/
Siuken731/
Sodkin731/
Sakken731/
Jouken731/
Zokien731/
Soukem731/
Sokemg731/
Sieken731/
Saaken731/
Sekoen731/
Sökeun731/
Shocen731/
Sekken731/
Sekuen731/
Shoqen731/
Sukeun731/
Sukuen731/
Souknt730/
Shokenova7188/
Shoukkeen711/
Shokina671,346/
Soshkin67692/
Soykina67414/
Shoqeen67297/
Sukkaen67181/
Shokyna67104/
Sukehen6792/
Shoukin6774/
Soikyna6774/
Schaken6762/
Joucken6759/
Zokienė6756/
Shakeen6749/
Shukeen6748/
Sochkin6747/
Sakienė6743/
Shoskin6731/
Soshkyn6730/
Shatken6722/
Soikina6719/
Shoykin6718/
Chouken6715/
Chooken6714/
Sjauken6713/
Souchen6712/
Siotkin6712/
Sioquen6711/
Schokin678/
Shookin678/
Soknova678/
Siecken678/
Sukkoen678/
Soiking677/
Shakken677/
Seucken676/
Sakn676/
Soyking675/
Soskynd675/
Saucken674/
Saukeen674/
Shochen674/
Sougkin674/
Djouken674/
Scheken674/
Seckien674/
Shoskyn674/
Soukina673/
Jausken673/
Joukeng673/
Zoukeng673/
Suukien673/
Sokkina672/
Sookina672/
Szekuen672/
Sukn672/
Soutkin672/
Saekaen672/
Soodkin672/
Shotkyn672/
Soqn672/
Jokn672/
Schuken671/
Shoikin671/
Saukuen671/
Sakeent671/
Sakkeng671/
Shokkin671/
Suikuen671/
Sukkeun671/
Sukkuen671/
Socking671/
Zoekehn671/
Siahken671/
Jokenne671/
Sockina671/
Soichen671/
Suhkeng671/
Sukienė671/
Shoquen671/
Sahkeng671/
Sakenne671/
Sehkenn671/
Szakien671/
Choiken671/
Sekn671/
Socn671/
Soykyna671/
Souking671/
Shacken670/
Suthken670/
Shockin670/
Sheeken670/

Soken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soken in the Bengali language
সোকেনsokena-
Soken in the Marathi language
सॉकेनsokena-
Soken in the Hindi language
शोकिनsokina33.33
सोकिनsokina33.33
शोकीनsokina33.33
Soken in the Russian language
Сокенsoken-

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