Sjo Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sjo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3761:13,6761,565
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Sjo (116) may also be a first name.

Sjo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sjo is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sjo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 678,631st most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Sjo are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 868,627th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 116 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 13,676. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 84 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 13 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Sjo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sjo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sjo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning 338,795 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $56,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sjoo8634/
Sjuo861/
Sjot861/
Sjoi861/
So801,141,441/
Sjouh75340/
Sjodt7511/
Sjoss751/
Sjout751/
Sjoht751/
Sjohe751/
Suo67177,719/
Soy6792,153/
Soh6750,750/
Soo6744,433/
Soa6737,917/
Sos6721,453/
Soi6718,566/
Sho6715,498/
Sio6715,200/
Sou6713,818/
Sop678,021/
Sot676,602/
Sod67938/
Soj67911/
Soz67282/
Hso67280/
Szo6770/
Sja6740/
Sojová6736/
Sgo6723/
Soï6719/
Sso6710/
Sojowa679/
Jxo678/
Jso677/
Xso676/
Sođ675/
Soá675/
Sxo674/
Soß673/
Soć672/
Sìo671/
Soš671/
Soč671/
Soî671/
Ûso671/

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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
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  • 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 Sjo
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