Sokol Surname
Approximately 42,515 people bear this surname
Sokol Surname Definition:
(Czech-Slovakian, Polish) One with the qualities of a falcon or hawk; dweller at the sign of the falcon.
Read More About This SurnameSokol Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 11,342 | 1:4,014 | 376 |
| Russia | 10,572 | 1:13,633 | 1,890 |
| United States | 8,345 | 1:43,434 | 5,328 |
| Belarus | 3,675 | 1:2,585 | 236 |
| Slovakia | 1,633 | 1:3,268 | 175 |
| Czechia | 1,546 | 1:6,878 | 840 |
| Germany | 626 | 1:128,603 | 15,672 |
| Croatia | 619 | 1:6,831 | 1,030 |
| Kazakhstan | 481 | 1:36,762 | 4,920 |
| Canada | 457 | 1:80,625 | 8,989 |
| Israel | 448 | 1:19,102 | 2,841 |
| France | 444 | 1:149,601 | 23,173 |
| Austria | 270 | 1:31,539 | 5,083 |
| Argentina | 216 | 1:197,886 | 16,431 |
| Australia | 212 | 1:127,338 | 13,906 |
| England | 153 | 1:364,170 | 25,923 |
| Poland | 149 | 1:255,092 | 31,940 |
| Serbia | 105 | 1:68,047 | 6,115 |
| Papua New Guinea | 104 | 1:78,401 | 10,308 |
| Uzbekistan | 98 | 1:315,603 | 8,608 |
| Transnistria | 96 | 1:4,945 | 869 |
| Moldova | 74 | 1:48,127 | 7,050 |
| Lithuania | 57 | 1:53,238 | 8,388 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Slovenia | 41 | 1:60,675 | 9,198 |
| Belgium | 41 | 1:280,406 | 33,354 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 36 | 1:165,907 | 17,348 |
| Greece | 32 | 1:346,243 | 48,387 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Mexico | 25 | 1:4,965,048 | 29,049 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Azerbaijan | 20 | 1:482,456 | 9,378 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Tajikistan | 16 | 1:524,168 | 3,647 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Montenegro | 6 | 1:106,594 | 4,599 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
Sokol means 'falcon' in most of the Slavic languages (like Polish, Slovak, Russian, etc.).
- sokinkoSokol is the Polish word for 'falcon'.
- brockslaughterSokol Demographics
Average Sokol Salary in
United States
$48,505 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sokol Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokol Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokol (Arabic: سوكول, Russian: Сокол) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sokól or Sökol. Click here for further possible spellings of Sokol.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokol? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 13,178th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 171,411 people. The last name Sokol occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sokol live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 51,359th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 12,975 people.
It is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 11,342 people, or 1 in 4,014. In Ukraine Sokol is primarily concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found, Kiev, where 8 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Other than Ukraine Sokol exists in 88 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.
Sokol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sokol has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sokol last name grew 30,907 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sokol Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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 bearing the Sokol surname are 9.91% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.68% being registered to vote for 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
Sokol Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokol in the Russian language | ||
| Сокол | sokol | - |
| Sokol in the Arabic language | ||
| سوكول | swkwl | - |
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