San Oo Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

San Oo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

San Oo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

San Oo (12) may also be a first name.

San Oo Last Name Facts

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

San Oo occurs more in Singapore more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name San Oo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. San Oo occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of San Oo reside; 97 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Sinio-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most numerous in Singapore, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 91,795. Other than Singapore it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 12 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
San Ho8311/
San Go831/
San Oi831/
San Oh831/
San Hoe771/
San Gou771/
San Hoi771/
San A732/
San Huot711/
San-Ho67965/
San-Go6748/
San Ah6711/
San Au673/
San Ha671/
San Eu671/
San Gah6224/
San Gau621/
San Uis621/
San Hui621/
San Huh621/
San Hath571/

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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 San Oo
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