Where Does The Last Name Shoshu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Shoshu (Georgian: შოშუ, Hindi: शोषू, Russian: Шошу) is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shoshu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,447,279^th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Shoshu is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Shoshu reside; 82 percent reside in East Asia and 82 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 186,744^th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,695 people.

The surname is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 1,047,904. In Japan Shoshu is mostly found in: Nagasaki Prefecture, where 37 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 33 percent reside and Wakayama Prefecture, where 22 percent reside. Besides Japan it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.