Sociu Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Sociu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 571 | 1:35,163 | 4,481 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Sociu (2,300) may also be a first name.
Sociu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sociu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sociu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sociu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sociu is the 546,987th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,457,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Sociu are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 155,407th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,300 people.
The surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 571 people, or 1 in 35,163. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bacău County, where 59 percent are found, Neamț County, where 25 percent are found and Galați County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 1 percent are found and Moldova, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Socius | 91 | 5 | / |
| Socu | 89 | 135 | / |
| Sociusz | 83 | 5 | / |
| Suciu | 80 | 30,291 | / |
| Soycu | 80 | 29 | / |
| Sochu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Soicu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Socou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sosiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shochu | 73 | 4,961 | / |
| Souchu | 73 | 590 | / |
| Soucou | 73 | 148 | / |
| Shoizu | 73 | 106 | / |
| Sochou | 73 | 69 | / |
| Sochau | 73 | 15 | / |
| Soiseu | 73 | 14 | / |
| Sohsiu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Soisud | 73 | 4 | / |
| Socheu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Szuciu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soisut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Siocou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soizou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sochus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sucu | 67 | 14,522 | / |
| Sosu | 67 | 12,106 | / |
| Sacu | 67 | 304 | / |
| Sozu | 67 | 65 | / |
| Siochou | 67 | 32 | / |
| Saatciu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sochoux | 67 | 6 | / |
| Şocu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Socó | 67 | 5 | / |
| Siosiua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sotchou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sochaux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souchou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sotchut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouchu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schochu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soxu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsiochu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sociu
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