S O Surname

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

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

S O Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

S O Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017

S O Last Name Facts

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

The last name S O is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name S O? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of S O are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 20 percent live, Ekiti, where 20 percent live and Kogi, where 20 percent live. Other than Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 38 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
So O861/
S Oo861/
So801,141,441/
Sae O753/
Sa Ou751/
Sa Oh751/
S Yoo751/
Sai O751/
Sea O751/
Sa Yo751/
Su Oh751/
Soe67539,113/
Seo67195,003/
Suo67177,719/
Soy6792,153/
Sao6754,448/
Soh6750,750/
Soo6744,433/
Soa6737,917/
Soi6718,566/
Sou6713,818/
São67894/
Sjo67439/
Hso67280/
Syo67165/
Sae Ho6764/
Sae Ou6751/
Pso6734/
Wso6725/
S A6721/
Soï6719/
Soe Oo6719/
Sae Ao6716/
Soó6711/
Sso6710/
Soá675/
Sođ675/
Saw Oo674/
Sae Oe674/
Sae Yo673/
Sae Oh673/
S U673/
S I672/
Sâo672/
S E672/
Siu Ho671/
Z O671/
S Y671/
Soî671/
Hsu Ho671/
Sào671/
Soo Oh671/
Soo Ho671/
Si Hoa671/
Sie Ho671/
Sae Wo671/
Sae Oa671/
S W671/
Saw Yo671/
Sai Oo671/
Sea Ou671/
Sea Ho671/
Soà671/
Soé671/
See Ho671/
Si Hao671/
Sy Who671/
Séo671/
Say Ho671/
Se Hoy670/
Si You670/

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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 O
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis