Society Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Society Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Society Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Society (398) may also be a first name.

Society Last Name Facts

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

The surname Society (Arabic: جميعة) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Society? popularity and diffusion

The surname Society is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Society is predominantly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Society reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 29 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 432,848th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 398 people.

The last name Society is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Society is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 81 percent are found and Telangana, where 19 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Socity9221/
Socety924/
Societe86166/
Societé864/
Societi864/
Soucity863/
Soceity861/
Socaity861/
Socite7791/
Socita776/
Sacieta7149/
Socetti7113/
Sochete714/
Socheti711/
Suicity711/
Sochite711/
Soccetti6771/
Soscetti6720/
Sochetti6720/
Sodsetty679/
Sachetty672/
Sucheaty671/
Soichete671/
Soucette671/
Soochite671/
Sahceety670/

Society Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Society in the Arabic language
جميعةjmyt-

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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 Society
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