Souks Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Souks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Souks (4) may also be a first name.

Souks Last Name Facts

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

Souks occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Souks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Souks? popularity and diffusion

Souks is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Souks live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 4 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. Other than South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Souks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Souks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Souks surname decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soucks910/
Soks8935/
Suks8931/
Socks80282/
Sucks8046/
Sauks8042/
Szuks8028/
Shuks8025/
Shoks8016/
Sooks807/
Soiks806/
Sukse806/
Sukhs805/
Sokhs801/
Sioks801/
Sukcs801/
Sukks801/
Suksh801/
Siuks800/
Suiks800/
Shooks73356/
Schuks7365/
Shocks7364/
Sukhse7341/
Shucks7329/
Soikes7310/
Shukst735/
Zoucks733/
Suiaks732/
Szucks732/
Sajuks732/
Saukse732/
Zouk's732/
Shukse732/
Shauks731/
Sutcks731/
Saucks731/
Sautks731/
Suykes730/
Soocks730/
Saks675,191/
Choukse67241/
Soux67121/
Suksova6736/
Sokz6719/
Schucks6712/
Sugs678/
Schooks677/
Sukxxsx675/
Shukhse674/
Soxs672/
Schocks672/
Soksova672/
Sjoqust671/
Suxs671/
Chouksh671/
Showeks671/
Sukhshe671/
Šuks671/
Sokhshh671/
Shchuks671/
Suqs671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Souks
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