Soroka Surname

12,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Soroka Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) Soroka means “magpie” in Russian and was applied by the naming commission to a talkative person.

Soroka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine25,5431:1,782110
Russia7,4141:19,4392,735
Belarus3,8841:2,446210
Poland2,4541:15,4882,264
United States2,0721:174,93217,578
Canada7911:46,5815,718
Kazakhstan3431:51,5526,571
Israel3001:28,5254,110
Argentina1651:259,05120,901
England1301:428,60028,863
Slovakia921:58,00511,195
France841:790,74795,785
Latvia801:25,6263,910
Lithuania741:41,0086,852
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Uzbekistan541:572,76212,592
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Australia501:539,91440,287
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Transnistria421:11,3022,219
Kyrgyzstan421:142,20615,558
Moldova361:98,92711,954
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
Wales231:134,5459,804
Czechia231:462,32550,029
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Norway141:367,30634,015
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Georgia91:416,17216,412
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
China41:341,830,39216,990
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Soroka (42) may also be a first name.

Soroka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) Soroka means “magpie” in Russian and was applied by the naming commission to a talkative person.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Soroka Last Name Facts

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

Soroka (Georgian: სოროკა, Russian: Сорока) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Soroka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soroka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,720th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 165,131 people. The last name Soroka is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Soroka live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 25,543 people, or 1 in 1,782. In Ukraine it is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 11 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent reside and Belarus, where 9 percent reside.

Soroka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Soroka surname is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (74%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Soroka are 14.32% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 61.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soroka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning 378,834 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.28% more than the national average, earning $48,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning $50,235 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorokas9254/
Sorogka9232/
Sorocka9211/
Szoroka9210/
Sorokač927/
Soroika921/
Sorroka921/
Sioroka921/
Sorotka921/
Sorokach86208/
Sorogkas8691/
Sorokhai8669/
Shorokha8620/
Siorokas864/
Sourhoka861/
Sorokaha861/
Shorokah861/
Soroiska861/
Seroka837,182/
Soroko834,389/
Saroka83779/
Soroca83264/
Soroki83124/
Soraka8398/
Soroky8360/
Soroke8357/
Soreka8317/
Suroka838/
Joroka835/
Zoroka832/
Soruka832/
Shorokhoa801/
Sorokatch801/
Sorokaitė801/
Siorogkas801/
Sorokou77444/
Souraka77193/
Soroker77173/
Shoraka77159/
Sorokos77157/
Sarokah77120/
Sorosky77104/
Sorokáč7774/
Sorakaa7773/
Sorokko7763/
Sorokes7758/
Sorocki7750/
Sorekha7743/
Sarokha7740/
Zoroska7739/
Szuroka7738/
Szeroka7736/
Soroski7733/
Serroka7728/
Sorocko7727/
Sheroka7725/
Sorakha7720/
Sorokie7718/
Sorukas7716/
Sorokey7716/
Sorakay7716/
Sieroka7714/
Soroiko7714/
Sorocau7712/
Serokha7712/
Sorocky778/
Soeroko778/
Sorroca778/
Soureka777/
Sorozki777/
Suroika776/
Shoroke776/
Surouka776/
Sharoka775/
Souroko775/
Sorokis774/
Shoroko774/
Sooreka773/
Sorukay773/
Sorakas773/
Zorokah772/
Serooka772/
Sorakat772/
Sorokiy771/
Choroka771/
Surokay771/
Sorokhe771/
Sorokii771/
Sorokoy771/
Sorouki771/
Shoreka771/
Sarokaj771/
Sarouka771/
Sauroka771/
Szoróka771/
Sorukau771/
Sourokou714,067/
Sorokous71171/
Sharokha71119/
Sorokosz71110/
Siorokou7143/
Sharoyka7143/
Sierocka7130/
Siorokos7128/
Sorochko7118/
Sorokosh7118/
Sorokkos7117/
Sorokkou7117/
Shorosky7111/
Soroukou7111/
Shorokey717/
Çorrokaj717/
Sarokhah716/
Sorakaya715/
Sorakaid715/
Sorakapp714/
Suroikha713/
Sharoika713/
Sorochki712/
Shoroyko712/
Sorakach712/
Serrouka712/
Sarockas711/
Sarookha711/
Shorokho711/
Shoroski711/
Shouraka711/
Szoroski711/
Sourakah711/
Sorokoch711/
Soorakaa711/
Zourouka711/
Soroyzki711/
Sorrokou711/
Sarrouka711/
Sarookad711/
Schoraka711/
Sharokai711/
Soroszki711/
Saraka6714,794/
Soruco6710,557/
Soraca673,279/
Sorace672,766/
Suraka671,361/
Sereka67729/
Soreca67529/
Saroca67459/
Souroukou67275/
Suruka67176/
Zoreka67161/
Sareka67139/
Joraka67128/
Saroki67126/
Saroikhai67121/
Saruka6789/
Seroko6779/
Saroke6772/
Suroko6770/
Soraki6770/
Sorake6766/
Seraka6753/
Saroko6752/
Sorako6747/
Jaroka6740/
Soreco6733/
Zaroka6719/
Zeroka6716/
Caroka6712/
Soracá6712/
Soroco6710/
Shotrosky6710/
Soraqe678/
Sharookha677/
Zoraka677/
Soruke676/
Saróka675/
Suroikhah674/
Souroukis674/
Jároka674/
Sorocault674/
Sourakath673/
Soraqa673/
Suroke672/
Zoroko672/
Soraco672/
Soracà672/
Sotrotkot672/
Suroki672/
Giourouka672/
Coroca672/
Joroca671/
Sorakhaya671/
Soruki671/
Zoroca671/
Soraky671/
Soraqo671/
Sorokoush671/
Soruko671/
Souroukoi671/
Sourrokou671/
Ssourokou671/
Sarokaitė671/
Schoroško671/
Sutrokhai671/
Seroqa671/

Soroka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soroka in the Georgian language
სოროკაsoroka-
Soroka in the Russian language
Сорокаsoroka-

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