Šok Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Šok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo501:37,2373,389
Serbia291:246,37813,728
Croatia251:169,14421,748

The alternate forms: Sok (296,688) & Sök (1) are calculated separately.

Šok Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šok is found most frequently in Kosovo. It can also appear as a variant: Sok or Sök. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šok? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šok live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Šok is most frequent in Kosovo, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 37,237. In Kosovo it is primarily concentrated in: District of Prizren, where 86 percent reside and District of Pristina, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Kosovo this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 28 percent reside and Croatia, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sok89296,688/
Šoka86130/
Šoko8633/
Šoki863/
Sök781/
Šojko7532/
Šojka755/
Šooky752/
Šoóky751/
Šooki751/
Zok672,487/
Šik67382/
Šoć67292/
Šek67123/
Šoková67114/
Šak67102/
Šuk6794/
Šoc6739/
Žok6710/
Xok678/
Żok677/
Šokova675/
Šoč672/

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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 Šok
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