Sokolsky Surname

210,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Israel

Sokolsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokolsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0561:136,48015,962
United States4451:814,51462,593
Israel2681:31,9314,513
Canada571:646,41452,764
France351:1,897,792163,564
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
Belarus281:339,32436,540
England111:5,065,278148,650
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Sokolský (41) are calculated separately.

Sokolsky Last Name Facts

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

Sokolsky (Russian: Сокольский) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sokolský. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokolsky? popularity and diffusion

Sokolsky is the 210,468th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,716,240 people. The surname Sokolsky is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Sokolsky are found; 47 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 1,056 people, or 1 in 136,480. In Russia Sokolsky is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 15 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Israel, where 14 percent reside.

Sokolsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sokolsky surname are 2.11% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 44.66% registered with the party.

The amount Sokolsky earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.13% more than the national average, earning R 473,208 per year; in United States they earn 25.38% more than the national average, earning $54,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.11% more than the national average, earning $57,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sokolsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokolsky in the Russian language
Сокольскийsokolskij-

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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 Sokolsky
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