Sokolar Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sokolar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokolar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina641:55,2566,581
Israel311:276,05324,632
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Austria171:500,90847,931
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Sokolář (40) are calculated separately.

Sokolar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokolar is borne by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Sokolář. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,511,557th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. Sokolar occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Sokolar live; 61 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 61 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 55,256. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is mostly concentrated in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent live. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Sokolar occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 22 percent live and Croatia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sokolarz931/
Sokolyar931/
Sokolář9040/
Socolar86100/
Sekholar804/
Sukholar802/
Sokalare801/
Shokolarova7811/
Soykutlar759/
Sahakolar751/
Sakalar71628/
Sukalar71126/
Socular7110/
Çakolar714/
Çokular713/
Sucolar711/
Cocolar711/
Sakular711/
Sakelar711/
Sakallar6738/
Sukutlar6710/
Sukalare679/
Sekhalar673/
Zocolare672/
Sakhalar672/
Shekalar672/
Jakollar671/
Szakular671/
Sukallar671/
Jokhalar671/
Sakahlar671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sokolar
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