Shoso Surname
Approximately 601 people bear this surname
Shoso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 364 | 1:351,221 | 12,019 |
| Kenya | 136 | 1:339,558 | 20,421 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Shoso (479) may also be a first name.
Shoso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shoso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shoso is found most frequently in Japan. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shoso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 536,164th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. The surname Shoso is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Shoso reside; 61 percent reside in East Asia and 61 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 388,635th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 479 people.
The last name Shoso is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 364 people, or 1 in 351,221. In Japan Shoso is primarily concentrated in: Nara Prefecture, where 44 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 21 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent are found. Other than Japan this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Shoso
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