Sokner Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sokner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

The alternate forms: Sökner (1) are calculated separately.

Sokner Last Name Facts

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

Sokner (Hindi: सोकनर, Russian: Сокнер) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sökner. Click here for further possible spellings of Sokner.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sokner live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

Sokner is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India Sokner is primarily concentrated in: Uttar Pradesh, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Liberia, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sökner941/
Shokner920/
Sockner920/
Sokne911/
Shockner8619/
Shookner8615/
Sooknetr864/
Soukhner861/
Soknes8386/
Sukner8358/
Sookne8352/
Zokner836/
Sakner831/
Sokneu831/
Cokner831/
Schockner8040/
Sackner7781/
Seckner7762/
Sokness7717/
Jockner778/
Shakner774/
Sockney772/
Sooknie771/
Suknetr771/
Saukner771/
Shekner771/
Sokhneh771/
Sooknet771/
Siocner771/
Saknher771/
Söckner771/
Saknere771/
Sakneer771/
Shoknei771/
Suckner771/
Cockner770/
Sakne73300/
Sokny7352/
Sokni7338/
Sokna7320/
Xokne731/
Shockney71404/
Sockness71121/
Shakhner71114/
Schakner7110/
Schekner714/
Shekhner713/
Shokenne712/
Sheckner712/
Shackner711/
Sachkner711/
Sokengne711/
Shoskney710/
Shuckner710/
Sokhna674,255/
Shockness67278/
Soukna67196/
Scheckner67115/
Schackner67101/
Shokni6753/
Sokhni6736/
Sookna6731/
Soukni6727/
Sockna6718/
Sakneh6710/
Saknep679/
Zoknei676/
Jakner676/
Sockni674/
Saknea673/
Cekner673/
Sucner673/
Schockney671/
Saknee671/
Zakner671/
Gioeckner671/
Sokhné671/
Soknii671/
Zockne671/
Siakne671/
Saknes671/
Saknir671/
Cakner671/
Soknai671/
Shoknecht670/
Secner670/
Zekner670/
Schoknech670/

Sokner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokner in the Hindi language
सोकनरsokanara-
Sokner in the Russian language
Сокнерsokner-

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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 Sokner
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