Sokolaev Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sokolaev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokolaev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Sokolaev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokolaev (Russian: Соколаев) occurs most in Russia. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sokolaev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolaev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sokolaev reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Sokolaev is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia Sokolaev is most numerous in: Voronezh Oblast, where 50 percent live, Kirov Oblast, where 13 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 13 percent live. Besides Russia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Belarus, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sokolaev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokolaev in the Russian language
Соколаевsokolaev-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sokolaev
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