Sokol Surname

13,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sokol Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One with the qualities of a falcon or hawk; dweller at the sign of the falcon.

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Sokol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine11,3421:4,014376
Russia10,5721:13,6331,890
United States8,3451:43,4345,328
Belarus3,6751:2,585236
Slovakia1,6331:3,268175
Czechia1,5461:6,878840
Germany6261:128,60315,672
Croatia6191:6,8311,030
Kazakhstan4811:36,7624,920
Canada4571:80,6258,989
Israel4481:19,1022,841
France4441:149,60123,173
Austria2701:31,5395,083
Argentina2161:197,88616,431
Australia2121:127,33813,906
England1531:364,17025,923
Poland1491:255,09231,940
Serbia1051:68,0476,115
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Uzbekistan981:315,6038,608
Transnistria961:4,945869
Moldova741:48,1277,050
Lithuania571:53,2388,388
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Kyrgyzstan361:165,90717,348
Greece321:346,24348,387
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Norway281:183,65321,594
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Azerbaijan201:482,4569,378
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Panama101:391,2268,067
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Armenia81:366,2727,804
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Albania31:971,35222,477
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Sokól (32) & Sökol (1) are calculated separately.

Sokol (12,975) may also be a first name.

Sokol Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One with the qualities of a falcon or hawk; dweller at the sign of the falcon.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Sokol means 'falcon' in most of the Slavic languages (like Polish, Slovak, Russian, etc.).

- sokinko

Sokol is the Polish word for 'falcon'.

- brockslaughter

Sokol Last Name Facts

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

Sokol (Arabic: سوكول, Russian: Сокол) is most common in Ukraine. It can be rendered as a variant: Sokól or Sökol. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sokol.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokol? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 13,178th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 171,411 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sokol reside; 61 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 51,359th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 12,975 people.

Sokol is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 11,342 people, or 1 in 4,014. In Ukraine Sokol is primarily concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Kiev, where 8 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Besides Ukraine Sokol occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Sokol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sokol has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 30,907 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sokol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sokol surname is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (84%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sokol last name are 9.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Sokol earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.4% more than the national average, earning 461,670 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.47% less than the national average, earning R 139,080 per year; in United States they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning $48,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,304 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokól9332/
Sökol931/
Sokoll911,411/
Szokol91924/
Sokole91456/
Shokol91258/
Sockol91216/
Sokohl9137/
Sokolt9129/
Sokoul9118/
Sokool9110/
Sokhol915/
Sokoil911/
Sokold911/
Soikol911/
Sookool83110/
Szokoll83110/
Shokole8370/
Schokol8313/
Sockoll837/
Shokhol833/
Soukole832/
Soukoul831/
Sakol804,352/
Socol803,591/
Sokal803,203/
Çokol80612/
Sokul80347/
Sekol80300/
Sukol80157/
Cokol80124/
Sokoł8076/
Zokol8054/
Jokol8018/
Sokolova77276,634/
Sokolová772,869/
Soukoule77473/
Sokolowa7752/
Schokoll778/
Sookkool778/
Sookgool772/
Shookool771/
Soccol731,414/
Soukal73953/
Sağkol73813/
Sokhal73801/
Soykal73356/
Sokale73342/
Shokal73311/
Sakole73310/
Soskal73154/
Sookul73109/
Sookal73103/
Joikol7357/
Sekoll7353/
Saekol7353/
Sakhol7339/
Sukool7337/
Sukole7330/
Shokul7324/
Szokal7323/
Sakool7320/
Saqool7320/
Zokoll7319/
Sukohl7317/
Socoll7316/
Socool7314/
Sokule7314/
Saskol7313/
Sokall7312/
Shakol7311/
Sakkol739/
Sutkol737/
Joskol737/
Sagkol736/
Sokald735/
Siokal734/
Seekol734/
Sokuil734/
Zokolt734/
Jokole733/
Shekol733/
Sokkal732/
Sackol732/
Sacool732/
Sokull732/
Socole732/
Soikul732/
Sakoll731/
Zockol731/
Sokhul731/
Sokkul731/
Sekhol731/
Sekool731/
Sukhol731/
Sotkul731/
Jokool731/
Sockal731/
Soqole731/
Souqol731/
Soykul731/
Szokoł731/
Sakoul731/
Shukol731/
Djokol731/
Shokolova71222/
Szokolova7120/
Sokholova7110/
Sokollova715/
Ssokolova713/
Sokkolova712/
Shokolowa711/
Sokollová711/
Soukhal671,556/
Soukale67329/
Shokale67124/
Zockoll67106/
Schokal6761/
Sookaul6745/
Shokholova6739/
Shakoul6725/
Suckoll6724/
Sookgul6723/
Jaskoll6718/
Sakhole6712/
Seekoll6712/
Jaskold6711/
Shakool6710/
Sakkool678/
Sookall676/
Djokole676/
Sukkool674/
Sookhal673/
Seekool673/
Sackold672/
Shoukal672/
Saakoul672/
Sookkul672/
Chokool672/
Sackool671/
Scoccol671/
Shoukul671/
Zoekoil671/
Sohkhal671/
Joukoul671/
Zokoule671/
Soukule671/
Shacool671/
Shahkol671/
Suckohl671/
Sakosel671/
Sakoule671/
Djoukol671/
Djokoul671/
Sokhule671/
Sekkoul671/
Sokkhal671/
Suckold670/

Sokol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokol in the Russian language
Соколsokol-
Sokol in the Arabic language
سوكولswkwl-

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