So Forename
12,892nd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 76,239 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Cambodia
So Forename Definition:
So, measure for grain. A king of Egypt, who made an alliance with Hoshea, king of Israel. 2 Kings xvii. 4.
So Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 84% | 18,007 | 1:7,108 | 903 |
| Egypt | 86% | 13,750 | 1:6,684 | 718 |
| Vietnam | 61% | 8,059 | 1:11,493 | 440 |
| China | - | 5,044 | 1:270,828 | 19,681 |
| United States | 78% | 4,819 | 1:75,231 | 3,688 |
| India | 74% | 4,561 | 1:266,362 | 25,638 |
| Indonesia | 69% | 3,746 | 1:68,864 | 8,262 |
| Cambodia | 62% | 3,331 | 1:4,885 | 797 |
| Thailand | 52% | 2,765 | 1:25,340 | 3,305 |
| Pakistan | 76% | 1,924 | 1:101,018 | 4,468 |
| Malaysia | 77% | 1,806 | 1:16,860 | 1,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,224 | 1:25,174 | 3,238 |
| Canada | 100% | 954 | 1:34,731 | 2,624 |
| Iran | 61% | 805 | 1:97,512 | 2,529 |
| Kazakhstan | 83% | 678 | 1:26,175 | 1,427 |
| Nepal | 92% | 641 | 1:44,442 | 3,320 |
| South Korea | 75% | 524 | 1:10,581 | 1,305 |
| Papua New Guinea | 78% | 508 | 1:16,048 | 1,590 |
| Burkina Faso | 74% | 292 | 1:62,943 | 3,971 |
| Afghanistan | 90% | 233 | 1:140,015 | 4,172 |
| Brazil | - | 233 | 1:919,468 | 24,783 |
| England | 78% | 230 | 1:241,752 | 6,634 |
| Russia | 53% | 225 | 1:641,039 | 6,420 |
| Hong Kong | - | 221 | 1:35,080 | 2,404 |
| France | 100% | 182 | 1:365,222 | 4,553 |
| Benin | 70% | 179 | 1:59,083 | 4,385 |
| Morocco | - | 136 | 1:252,564 | 6,008 |
| Philippines | 66% | 99 | 1:1,070,803 | 28,597 |
| Nigeria | 88% | 95 | 1:1,869,099 | 38,262 |
| Mauritius | - | 74 | 1:17,538 | 1,827 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 62 | 1:383,382 | 24,833 |
| Australia | - | 60 | 1:227,627 | 5,325 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Qatar | 100% | 54 | 1:43,882 | 5,785 |
| Netherlands | 53% | 52 | 1:325,040 | 9,817 |
| Germany | 57% | 47 | 1:2,056,976 | 11,777 |
| Ivory Coast | 71% | 40 | 1:576,898 | 20,488 |
| Scotland | 69% | 39 | 1:137,189 | 2,849 |
| Myanmar | - | 36 | 1:1,443,008 | 744 |
| Sweden | 93% | 34 | 1:289,938 | 8,902 |
| Singapore | - | 31 | 1:202,808 | 8,522 |
| New Zealand | - | 27 | 1:168,002 | 5,821 |
| Ecuador | - | 21 | 1:844,139 | 7,105 |
| South Africa | 64% | 20 | 1:2,726,632 | 72,557 |
| Venezuela | 53% | 19 | 1:1,589,573 | 29,905 |
| Bhutan | 93% | 17 | 1:48,525 | 1,556 |
| Norway | 100% | 14 | 1:366,595 | 7,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 83% | 13 | 1:1,186,447 | 39,196 |
| Belarus | 75% | 11 | 1:862,035 | 4,760 |
| Switzerland | 65% | 11 | 1:746,681 | 9,974 |
| Austria | 67% | 10 | 1:851,420 | 6,482 |
| Spain | - | 10 | 1:4,652,996 | 15,347 |
| Italy | 63% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| Paraguay | 75% | 9 | 1:804,089 | 6,114 |
| Argentina | 100% | 8 | 1:5,346,655 | 13,183 |
| Panama | - | 8 | 1:488,320 | 13,543 |
| Wales | 83% | 8 | 1:386,789 | 5,520 |
| Cameroon | 50% | 7 | 1:3,087,215 | 57,282 |
| Niger | 100% | 7 | 1:2,740,571 | 30,052 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Algeria | - | 6 | 1:6,362,787 | 10,855 |
| Finland | 83% | 6 | 1:913,864 | 8,662 |
| Greece | - | 6 | 1:1,822,425 | 10,706 |
| Ukraine | 75% | 6 | 1:7,583,318 | 11,559 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Mexico | 67% | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Laos | - | 4 | 1:1,646,714 | 900 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Mongolia | - | 4 | 1:733,704 | 10,632 |
| Senegal | 75% | 4 | 1:3,645,339 | 17,621 |
| Somalia | - | 4 | 1:3,381,467 | 5,208 |
| Syria | - | 4 | 1:4,826,519 | 5,774 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Ireland | 67% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Georgia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| North Macedonia | - | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Slovakia | 50% | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Albania | - | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Peru | - | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Só (27) & Sô (20) are calculated separately.
So (1,141,441) may also be a surname.
So Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
So, measure for grain. A king of Egypt, who made an alliance with Hoshea, king of Israel. 2 Kings xvii. 4.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: concealed: conspicuous.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
So Forename Popularity
So Demographics
So Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 1,511 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Só | 83 | 27 | / |
| Sô | 83 | 20 | / |
| Sho | 80 | 162,242 | / |
| Soo | 80 | 70,102 | / |
| Sou | 80 | 33,198 | / |
| Soi | 80 | 18,487 | / |
| Soa | 80 | 14,812 | / |
| Soy | 80 | 14,441 | / |
| Soh | 80 | 14,186 | / |
| Sio | 80 | 10,672 | / |
| Sos | 80 | 8,509 | / |
| Sot | 80 | 5,955 | / |
| Suo | 80 | 1,250 | / |
| Sop | 80 | 1,044 | / |
| Soz | 80 | 716 | / |
| Sod | 80 | 632 | / |
| Soj | 80 | 266 | / |
| Sco | 80 | 184 | / |
| Hso | 80 | 165 | / |
| Sjo | 80 | 116 | / |
| Sso | 80 | 41 | / |
| Jso | 80 | 29 | / |
| Sgo | 80 | 17 | / |
| Szo | 80 | 11 | / |
| Zso | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sxo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Soï | 80 | 3 | / |
| Xso | 80 | 3 | / |
| Soî | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shuo | 67 | 653,941 | / |
| Shou | 67 | 50,119 | / |
| Shoi | 67 | 42,252 | / |
| Sood | 67 | 9,376 | / |
| Soud | 67 | 6,461 | / |
| Shoh | 67 | 2,728 | / |
| Shoo | 67 | 2,702 | / |
| Sioe | 67 | 1,750 | / |
| Soid | 67 | 1,384 | / |
| Suos | 67 | 891 | / |
| Sous | 67 | 714 | / |
| Soot | 67 | 692 | / |
| Suot | 67 | 638 | / |
| Shop | 67 | 625 | / |
| Soos | 67 | 548 | / |
| Soip | 67 | 495 | / |
| Shoa | 67 | 369 | / |
| Soup | 67 | 360 | / |
| Soph | 67 | 343 | / |
| Shot | 67 | 303 | / |
| Soit | 67 | 273 | / |
| Shoy | 67 | 245 | / |
| Sooz | 67 | 239 | / |
| Suod | 67 | 213 | / |
| Soch | 67 | 198 | / |
| Sios | 67 | 149 | / |
| Sioa | 67 | 140 | / |
| Sois | 67 | 137 | / |
| Souh | 67 | 135 | / |
| Souz | 67 | 121 | / |
| Sout | 67 | 115 | / |
| Sodh | 67 | 106 | / |
| Siot | 67 | 105 | / |
| Shos | 67 | 100 | / |
| Sott | 67 | 97 | / |
| Sosë | 67 | 92 | / |
| Sosh | 67 | 82 | / |
| Shod | 67 | 78 | / |
| Soop | 67 | 71 | / |
| Sohu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Hsio | 67 | 56 | / |
| Sopp | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sooa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Soyd | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shoj | 67 | 33 | / |
| Sooy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Siop | 67 | 32 | / |
| Soih | 67 | 29 | / |
| Scho | 67 | 27 | / |
| Suoy | 67 | 25 | / |
| Scoy | 67 | 21 | / |
| Sgoo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sooj | 67 | 17 | / |
| Soss | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ssos | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sohy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sjoy | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sohh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sots | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soij | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ssoo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hsho | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sjos | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sôou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sioy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sozz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Scoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sioj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sost | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shjo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Siod | 67 | 7 | / |
| Suoe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soiz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shoz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soys | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soux | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jsou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hsoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hsoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sooe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sods | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hsou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ssou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sjoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sjoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sgio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shgo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sodp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zsot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soyp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sojh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ssho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ssoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jsot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jsho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsoh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hsoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sdjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sosp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sodt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sodz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sohp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shzo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sjoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sotë | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sjod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jsco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sozt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soïd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sojs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sotp | 67 | 1 | / |
| So'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| So'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sodd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsco | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wswo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zsoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xsoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sojd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjxo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ssoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sxho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsoj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsoz | 67 | 1 | / |
So Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| So in the Russian language | ||
| Со | so | - |
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