Sokes Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Sokes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran451:1,706,27864,723
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Sokes (36) may also be a first name.

Sokes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokes (Hindi: सोकेस, Marathi: सोकेस) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sokes are found; 65 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sokes is also the 1,717,090th most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 36 people.

It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,706,278. In Iran it is most frequent in: Alborz Province, where 33 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 29 percent reside and Fars Province, where 24 percent reside. Beside Iran this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Sokes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sokes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 54 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sokes Last Name Statistics demography

Sokes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.05% less than the national average, earning $37,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shokes91216/
Soikes9110/
Sozkes919/
Scokes915/
Szokes914/
Sokese913/
Sookes912/
Soekes911/
Soukes910/
Sjoukes83126/
Sokesse8383/
Shoskes8312/
Soshkes837/
Sokeshe833/
Sockets831/
Shokeis831/
Shokesh831/
Souckes830/
Soukeys830/
Cokes80421/
Sukes80292/
Sakes80138/
Jokes8029/
Sekes8022/
Soces803/
Sokis802/
Schokies7724/
Shookies774/
Soekhies774/
Soketshe772/
Soukesse771/
Shockess771/
Sokezshe771/
Schoekes770/
Schockes770/
Sakeus732,258/
Shakes731,608/
Cookes73480/
Sukesh73364/
Siokis73223/
Joukes73110/
Jokesz7380/
Saakes7372/
Soques7359/
Shukes7355/
Sackes7349/
Cockes7348/
Soukis7346/
Székes7342/
Sekkes7333/
Sakesh7329/
Sakies7328/
Sockis7319/
Soikis7314/
Sokhis7313/
Szekes739/
Soches738/
Sjakes738/
Souces737/
Sukhes736/
Sotkys735/
Soikys735/
Scakes734/
Siekes733/
Szokis733/
Jokesh732/
Zhokes732/
Saçkes732/
Sekies732/
Sudkes732/
Sukets732/
Soukys732/
Jokest731/
Cokess731/
Shekes731/
Sukese731/
Seckes731/
Zokese731/
Zokies731/
Sokish731/
Sakejs731/
Sakeys731/
Sokece731/
Sukces731/
Zoukes731/
Seekes730/
Sakkes730/
Jockes730/
Saukes730/
Sagkes730/
Suykes730/
Coukes730/
Sokhetshe7116/
Souques67389/
Sakease67301/
Jokesch67233/
Chaskes6794/
Schukes6786/
Sakkeus6781/
Jokesht6746/
Soskice6729/
Sakheus6721/
Sackeus6721/
Shakesh6713/
Sukhesh6711/
Sackies678/
Shakees672/
Soucess672/
Sakhesh671/
Jasskes671/
Cookees671/
Shukesh671/
Shokais671/
Sheekes671/
Shackes671/
Sukhese671/
Suykeus671/
Suckese671/
Shuckes671/
Cockeis671/
Sockijs671/
Socques671/
Soskihs671/
Suiskes671/
Shojkis671/
Szukies671/
Soukish671/
Shakhes671/
Shakies671/
Sukhies671/
Sakkies671/
Saekesh671/
Sookyos671/
Sackets670/
Shaekes670/
Sackest670/
Sackese670/
Chookes670/

Sokes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokes in the Hindi language
सोकेसsokesa-
Sokes in the Marathi language
सोकेसsokesa-

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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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  • 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 Sokes
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