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The Soroka surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,478 people carried this name — #18,622 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 200,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 1,486 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Soroka surname

From Ukrainian Сорока (Soroka), from сорока (soroka, “magpie”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Soroka» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

1,975 people named Soroka have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 4,441 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lublin 270
West Pomeranian 254
Lower Silesian 244
Podlaskie 198
Silesian 186
Masovian 175
Pomeranian 157
Warmian-Masurian 105

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 156 people named Soroka live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Misiones 67
Buenos Aires Province 66
City of Buenos Aires 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Soroka.

Most of them — 35 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Aube.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 35
Aube 6
Aisne 3
Saône-et-Loire 3
Gers 2
Lot-et-Garonne 2
Moselle 2
Loiret 1
Seine-Maritime 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 22 people named Soroka live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

East Flanders 16
West Flanders 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Soroka,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jerzy Soroka
    Jerzy Soroka 1750– · rebel
  • Walter W. Soroka d. 1995 · mechanical engineer
  • Petro Soroka 1891–1948 · actor
  • Oleksandr Soroka 1900–1963 · conductor
  • Oleksandr Soroka 1901–1941 · translator
  • Mykhailo Soroka 1911–1971 · political prisoner

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Soroka.

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