Sokor Surname
Approximately 563 people bear this surname
Sokor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Ukraine | 139 | 1:327,501 | 41,158 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Sokór (1) are calculated separately.
Sokor (608) may also be a first name.
Sokor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sokor (Arabic: سوكور, Russian: Сокор) occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sokór. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 562,869th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,944,131 people. The surname Sokor occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Sokor live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Sokor is also the 338,872nd most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 608 people.
The surname is most widely held in Somalia, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Barring Somalia this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 25 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.
Sokor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sokor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sokor last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokor in the Russian language | ||
| Сокор | sokor | - |
| Sokor in the Arabic language | ||
| سوكور | swkwr | - |
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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
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- 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 Sokor
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