Soglo Surname

52,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Soglo Surname User-submission:

The surname Soglo means 'something that cannot be taken away'.

Soglo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin5,6371:1,834226
Ghana2,1471:12,5851,652
Togo1,6801:4,314763
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Cameroon421:494,50240,134
France421:1,581,493147,826
United States251:14,498,357517,445
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Norway181:285,68329,080
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
China21:683,660,78330,601
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Soglo (1,719) may also be a first name.

Soglo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Soglo means 'something that cannot be taken away'.

- everlastingboyfxm

Soglo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soglo has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soglo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 52,550th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 748,746 people. The last name Soglo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Soglo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Soglo is also the 185,155th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 1,719 people.

Soglo is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 5,637 people, or 1 in 1,834. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 50 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 21 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Benin this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 22 percent reside and Togo, where 17 percent reside.

Soglo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Soglo earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.39% more than the national average, earning 375,105 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning R 243,048 per year; in United States they earn 11.64% less than the national average, earning $38,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $52,687 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souglo9182/
Songlo9112/
Soglos911/
Sogloi911/
Shoglo911/
Sogello8375/
Suonglo8332/
Sogillo8325/
Songluo8322/
Sionglo832/
Songhlo832/
Sounglo831/
Soglohe831/
Suglo802,707/
Zoglo80322/
Seglo80198/
Sogla80128/
Saglo8035/
Joglo804/
Žoglo804/
Coglo802/
Souglohe77100/
Soongloy772/
Soguillo771/
Songello771/
Zhoglo731,028/
Songla73966/
Zouglo73425/
Sanglo73199/
Djoglo7399/
Siaglo7350/
Choglo7340/
Shuglo7336/
Saglot7310/
Jogloy738/
Soghla737/
Sunglo733/
Shogla732/
Zonglo732/
Joglou732/
Suglot731/
Sogleu731/
Sougla731/
Sjaglo731/
Szuglo731/
Coglho731/
Zoghlo731/
Sheglo731/
Soglad731/
Sceglo731/
Zogloa731/
Shaglo731/
Joglos731/
Zogleo730/
Chogllo67920/
Sungloi67111/
Sangloi6799/
Shongla6720/
Jouglou6711/
Sangloy678/
Gioglou678/
Joogloo677/
Siagllo676/
Zouglos676/
Segillo674/
Chogloo674/
Schogla673/
Sangloo673/
Souglas673/
Cogello673/
Zounglo672/
Sagillo672/
Scheglo672/
Shanglo671/
Schaglo671/
Zogillo671/
Zionglo671/
Soughla671/
Sakgloo671/
Shoghla671/
Sungloy671/
Zongluo671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soglo
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