Sokurov Surname

119,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Sokurov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sokurov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3,6251:39,7585,366
Kazakhstan631:280,67523,957
Kyrgyzstan451:132,72614,810
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Georgia371:101,2318,829
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
South Ossetia51:10,686964
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Şökürov (1) are calculated separately.

Sokurov Last Name Facts

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

Sokurov (Georgian: სოკუროვი, Russian: Сокуров) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Şökürov. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sokurov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,711th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,899,282 people. Sokurov occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sokurov reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in North Caucasus.

It is most common in Russia, where it is held by 3,625 people, or 1 in 39,758. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Kabardino-Balkar Republic, where 82 percent live, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, where 4 percent live and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent live.

Sokurov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sokurov surname is principally Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those bearing the Sokurov surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sokurov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sokurov in the Georgian language
სოკუროვიsokurovi88.89
სოკუროვsokurov11.11
Sokurov in the Russian language
Сокуровsokurov-

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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 Sokurov
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