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

The last name So (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ, Hindi: सो, Marathi: सो, Oriya: େସା, Russian: Со, Tibetan: སོ་) is more commonly found in South Korea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Só, Sô or Sò. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name So is the 459^th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,385 people. So occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of So reside; 89 percent reside in East Asia and 81 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 12,892^nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 76,239 people.

So is most widespread in South Korea, where it is carried by 816,565 people, or 1 in 63. In South Korea So is mostly concentrated in: Gyeonggi Province, where 21 percent live, Seoul, where 19 percent live and Busan, where 9 percent live. Other than South Korea So exists in 159 countries. It is also common in North Korea, where 9 percent live and Hong Kong, where 7 percent live.

So Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of So has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 41,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

So Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.83% registered with the 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.