S Surname

43,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

S Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

S Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan4,2631:5,500128
Brazil1,5201:140,8385,380
Egypt1,4031:65,5286,121
Dominican Republic1,1021:9,467799
Syria7011:27,5341,857
Iraq6501:53,8792,073
Puerto Rico5491:6,467398
Iran5481:140,11412,580
Lebanon5161:10,9251,610
Canada1991:185,15418,322
China1571:8,709,055578
São Tomé and Príncipe1221:1,454195
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Haiti541:197,8507,674
Liberia431:102,5248,134
Algeria411:942,23341,984
Yemen381:695,40211,077
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
India131:59,005,029552,550
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Curaçao41:39,312638
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Comoros11:749,524685
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268

S (16,178) may also be a first name.

S Last Name Facts

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

S (Russian: Сь) is found in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name S? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,104th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 603,473 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of S live; 37 percent live in East Asia and 37 percent live in Sino-East Asia. S is also the 44,094th most common first name in the world, held by 16,178 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 4,263 people, or 1 in 5,500. In Taiwan S is primarily found in: Taoyuan City, where 32 percent reside, New Taipei City, where 18 percent reside and Changhua County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Taiwan this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Egypt, where 12 percent reside.

S Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the S surname is predominantly Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.

S earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.23% more than the national average, earning $55,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Se67164,925/
Sh6790,098/
Hs6747,191/
Sp6722,880/
Sd678,349/
Ss677,731/
Js672,372/
Sj671,126/
Sc67987/
St67534/
Ås67444/
Sz67264/
Zs67182/
Sx67138/
Ős6766/
6743/
Xs679/
678/
Ȗs673/
Ȟs673/
671/
Sỹ671/
Ȫs671/
671/
671/
671/
671/
Sÿ671/
671/

S Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
S in the Russian language
Сьs-

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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 S
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