Surname Soče in modern Croatia

Soče families are Croats and they are mostly from Opuzen area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Opuzen area and in Herzegovina (Capljina area). In Badžula in Opuzen area every sixth inhabitant had the family name Soče.

Prevalence

About 100 people with faimily name Soče live in Croatia today, in 40 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Opuzen (45), Zagreb (20), Ploce (15), Metkovic (10), and in Dubrovnik (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Soče (including: Soce , Soche , Socie , Socheh , Socke , Sochiera , Shoce , Soceh , Shoche and Sochche ) is present in 24 countries worldwide. The family name "Soce " is used by some 2000 people in Senegal , small number in the United States , and small number of people in Canada. "Socie " is used by some 400 people in France and about 400 in the United States. "Shocke " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Jerko Soče, Marinko Soče, Ivanka Soče, Ivan Soče, Berislav Soče, Božana Soče, Božo Soče, Branka Soče, Josip Soče, Janja Soče, Stjepko Soče, Ana Soče, Dragica Soče, Davorka Soče, Toni Soče, Elvis Soče, Vanja Soče, Loren Soče, Stipica Soče

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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