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

The surname Sokol (Arabic: سوكول, Russian: Сокол) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sokól or Sökol. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokol? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 13,178^th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 171,411 people. The surname Sokol occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Sokol are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Sokol is also the 51,359^th most frequently held forename globally, held by 12,975 people.

The last name Sokol is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is borne by 11,342 people, or 1 in 4,014. In Ukraine Sokol is primarily concentrated in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent live, Kiev, where 8 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 8 percent live. Besides Ukraine this surname occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Sokol Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sokol has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sokol surname expanded 30,907 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sokol Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly 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 national average, with 56.68% registered to vote for the 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.