Sokolović Surname
Approximately 2,448 people bear this surname
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Sokolović (Sokolovic, Sokolovich) is a South Slavic surname from the Balkans. It's mainly associated with Serbs and Bosniaks from the former Yugoslavia. The word sokol means 'falcon'.
Sokolović Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 1,347 | 1:5,304 | 662 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 623 | 1:5,676 | 1,162 |
| Croatia | 386 | 1:10,955 | 2,032 |
| Slovenia | 42 | 1:59,230 | 9,095 |
| Montenegro | 25 | 1:25,583 | 2,408 |
| Kosovo | 14 | 1:132,991 | 6,224 |
| North Macedonia | 7 | 1:300,210 | 16,548 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Sokolovic (457) & Sokolovič (27) are calculated separately.
Sokolović Surname Meaning
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Sokolović (Sokolovic, Sokolovich) is a South Slavic surname from the Balkans. It's mainly associated with Serbs and Bosniaks from the former Yugoslavia. The word sokol means 'falcon'.
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Where Does The Last Name Sokolović Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokolović occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Sokolovic or Sokolovič. Click here for further potential spellings of Sokolović.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokolović? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 175,097th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,976,939 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sokolović live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 1,347 people, or 1 in 5,304. In Serbia Sokolović is mostly found in: Pirot District, where 16 percent are found, Jablanica District, where 13 percent are found and Belgrade, where 12 percent are found. Beside Serbia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent are found and Croatia, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sokolovic | 96 | 457 | / |
| Sokolovič | 96 | 27 | / |
| Sokoloviz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sokolovich | 84 | 678 | / |
| Sokolovicz | 84 | 52 | / |
| Sokolovits | 84 | 5 | / |
| Sokolovics | 84 | 1 | / |
| Szokolovics | 80 | 49 | / |
| Sokolovitch | 80 | 29 | / |
| Sokolovithc | 80 | 8 | / |
| Jakolović | 78 | 3 | / |
| Sokolowic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sokolovičová | 76 | 35 | / |
| Sokolovych | 74 | 350 | / |
| Sokolowicz | 74 | 173 | / |
| Socolovich | 74 | 14 | / |
| Sokolowich | 74 | 7 | / |
| Socolovici | 74 | 6 | / |
| Sakolovich | 74 | 2 | / |
| Sokolovets | 74 | 1 | / |
| Socolovitch | 70 | 58 | / |
| Socolovithc | 70 | 18 | / |
| Shukolovich | 70 | 7 | / |
| Šekalović | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cakalović | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šakalović | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sakalovic | 67 | 1 | / |
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