Šokčević Surname

478,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šokčević Surname User-submission:

Šokčević is a surname originated in Austro-Hungarian Empire. It comes from Šokac, which means 'Roman Catholic man' or more precisely a 'new catholic', 'one that converted to Catholicism from another religion'. This was common practice for military families in Austro-Hungarian Empire, where soliders from other religions were required to convert to catholicsm in order to progress in ranks.

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Šokčević Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3971:10,6511,963
Bosnia and Herzegovina2531:13,9782,675
Slovenia311:80,24810,499
Serbia171:420,29118,230

The alternate forms: Šokćević (1), Šokčevič (1), Sokcević (10) & Sokcevic (133) are calculated separately.

Šokčević Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Šokčević is a surname originated in Austro-Hungarian Empire. It comes from Šokac, which means 'Roman Catholic man' or more precisely a 'new catholic', 'one that converted to Catholicism from another religion'. This was common practice for military families in Austro-Hungarian Empire, where soliders from other religions were required to convert to catholicsm in order to progress in ranks.

- sokcevic
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Šokčević Last Name Facts

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

Šokčević is found most in Croatia. It may also appear as a variant: Šokćević, Šokčevič, Sokcević or Sokcevic. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šokčević? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šokčević is the 478,427th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,440,610 people. Šokčević is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šokčević are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Šokčević is most commonly held in Croatia, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 10,651. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Vukovar-Srijem County, where 57 percent are found, Osijek-Baranja County, where 13 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Croatia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 36 percent are found and Slovenia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šokćević961/
Šokčevič961/
Sokcević9210/
Sokcevic88133/
Šokčevićová842/
Čekičević7117/
Sukačević711/
Sokocevic5948/
Čekićević5932/
Sokcsevics561/
Sokcevicová531/
Skacevic5012/
Sokcewic501/
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