S Surname
Approximately 12,076 people bear this surname
S Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 4,263 | 1:5,500 | 128 |
| Brazil | 1,520 | 1:140,838 | 5,380 |
| Egypt | 1,403 | 1:65,528 | 6,121 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,102 | 1:9,467 | 799 |
| Syria | 701 | 1:27,534 | 1,857 |
| Iraq | 650 | 1:53,879 | 2,073 |
| Puerto Rico | 549 | 1:6,467 | 398 |
| Iran | 548 | 1:140,114 | 12,580 |
| Lebanon | 516 | 1:10,925 | 1,610 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| China | 157 | 1:8,709,055 | 578 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 122 | 1:1,454 | 195 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Haiti | 54 | 1:197,850 | 7,674 |
| Liberia | 43 | 1:102,524 | 8,134 |
| Algeria | 41 | 1:942,233 | 41,984 |
| Yemen | 38 | 1:695,402 | 11,077 |
| Afghanistan | 21 | 1:1,531,104 | 12,360 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
S (16,178) may also be a first name.
S Demographics
S Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
S Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name S Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname S (Russian: Сь) occurs in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of S.
How Common Is The Last Name S? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 43,104th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 603,473 people. S is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of S reside; 37 percent reside in East Asia and 37 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. S is also the 44,094th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 16,178 people.
It is most common in Taiwan, where it is held by 4,263 people, or 1 in 5,500. In Taiwan it is most common in: Taoyuan City, where 32 percent live, New Taipei City, where 18 percent live and Changhua County, where 8 percent live. Other than Taiwan it occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.
S Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the S surname is principally 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
S Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| S in the Russian language | ||
| Сь | s | - |
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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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