Soks Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Latvia

Soks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Soks (20) may also be a first name.

Soks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soks (Russian: Сокс) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Soks.

How Common Is The Last Name Soks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,323,005th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 40 percent of Soks reside; 37 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 37 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Soks is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Soks exists in 9 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and Latvia, where 14 percent are found.

Soks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soks last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Socks89282/
Shoks8916/
Sooks897/
Soiks896/
Souks892/
Sokhs891/
Sioks891/
Scoks891/
Shooks80356/
Shocks8064/
Soikes8010/
Scocks800/
Soocks800/
Soucks800/
Saks755,191/
Joks75399/
Seks75326/
Coks7589/
Zoks7555/
Suks7531/
Säks7524/
Sokz7519/
Soxs752/
Schooks737/
Schocks732/
Soksova732/
Sokhshh731/
Sacks6712,129/
Cocks679,086/
Cooks677,380/
Jocks67230/
Sakse67209/
Shaks67191/
Soggs67108/
Sieks67106/
Joksz6792/
Saeks6792/
Sakss6766/
Sucks6746/
Sauks6742/
Sheks6741/
Sakks6740/
Szaks6735/
Szuks6728/
Szogs6726/
Shuks6725/
Zocks6724/
Jokst6721/
Secks6717/
Saaks6715/
Szöks6714/
Jooks6713/
Zsöks6710/
Seksh679/
Saksh678/
Sukse676/
Sukhs675/
Saksø675/
Sakhs673/
Siaks673/
Zokse672/
Gioks672/
Joksh672/
Seeks671/
Zooks671/
Jokhs671/
Jokse671/
Jokss671/
Jokšs671/
Sukcs671/
Sagks671/
Sükős671/
Sohkz671/
Sukks671/
Suksh671/
Coksz671/
Sochs671/
Scogs671/
Couks671/
Socsh670/
Suiks670/
Siuks670/

Soks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soks in the Russian language
Соксsoks-

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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 Soks
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