Ah So Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ah So Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ah So Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ah So Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ah So is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ah So? popularity and diffusion

Ah So is the 6,723,624th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Ah So are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia Ah So is most frequent in: Malacca, where 83 percent reside and Johor, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ah Soo9112/
Ah Soi916/
Ah Soy911/
Ah Sou911/
Ah Shoo830/
Ah-So8041/
Ah Sa801/
Ah-Sou7322/
Ah Joo736/
Ah Cho735/
Ah Sau732/
Ah Zoy731/
Ah Sia731/
Ah Sha731/
Ah Sap731/
Ah Coo730/
Ah Coy730/
Ah Choi6759/
Ah Choy6755/
Ah Scha6750/
Ah Choo6738/
Ah Shah672/
Ah Joup671/
Ah Chou671/
Ah Choot621/
Ah-Sha5537/
Ah Cha554/
Ah-Scha50105/
Ah Chau508/
Ah Chap502/
Ah Chat502/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ah So
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