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 most in Iran. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sokes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is mostly 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. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent given name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.

It is most widely held in Iran, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,706,278. In Iran Sokes is mostly concentrated in: Alborz Province, where 33 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 29 percent are found and Fars Province, where 24 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

Sokes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sokes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 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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