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

The surname So (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ, Hindi: सो, Marathi: सो, Oriya: େସା, Russian: Со, Tibetan: སོ་) is carried by more people in South Korea than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Só, Sô or Sò. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 459^th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,385 people. So occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of So are found; 89 percent are found in East Asia and 81 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. So is also the 12,892^nd most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 76,239 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Korea, where it is held by 816,565 people, or 1 in 63. In South Korea So is most frequent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 21 percent are found, Seoul, where 19 percent are found and Busan, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Korea this surname is found in 159 countries. It is also found in North Korea, where 9 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 7 percent are found.

So Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of So has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the So surname increased 41,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

So Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the So surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States So are 11.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.83% registered with the political party.

The amount So earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 39.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,750 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.82% more than the national average, earning R 384,540 per year; in United States they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $50,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.59% more than the national average, earning $58,421 CAD per year.