Sokolava Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sokolava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokolava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sokolava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sokolava (Russian: Соколава) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolava? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sokolava is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Sokolava reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Sokolava is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia Sokolava is mostly concentrated in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 36 percent are found, Rostov Oblast, where 21 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 13 percent are found and Ukraine, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sokolava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokolava in the Russian language
Соколаваsokolava-

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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 Sokolava
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