Surname Sok in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Sok families are Croats (from Samobor ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Samobor.

Prevalence

About 10 people with faimily name Sok live in Croatia today, in 8 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<5), Sveti Martin Pod Okicem (<5), Podgradje Podokicko (<5), Rijeka (<5), and in Vinkovci (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Sok (including: Sock , Shok , Shokh , Sook , Szok , Sokk , Sokh , Sockh and Sookh ) is present in 136 countries worldwide. The family name "Sok " is used by some 800000 people in Cambodia , about 9000 in the United States , and some 8000 people in Viet Nam. "Sook " is used by some 1000 people in Korea (South) , about 1000 in Thailand , and some 400 people in the United States. "Szok " is used by some 700 people in Poland , about 50 in Argentina , and small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Antun Sok, Vesna Sok, Mario Sok, Branko Sok, Elvira Sok, Jasna Sok, Milan Sok, Nada Sok, Marijan Sok, Ljubica Sok, Adrijana Sok, Viktorija Sok, Franjo Sok, Bara Sok, Stjepan Sok, Nikolina Sok, Anastazija Sok, Jaga Sok, Mijo Sok

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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