Sogou Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sogou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sogou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1821:56,7897,049
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Sogou (167) may also be a first name.

Sogou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sogou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻛﻮ) is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sogou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sogou is the 1,136,896th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. The surname Sogou is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sogou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 708,111th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 167 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 56,789. In Benin Sogou is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 47 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 23 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin Sogou occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent are found and Senegal, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sougou915,003/
Songou91455/
Sogoue9174/
Siogou912/
Soigou912/
Sosgou911/
Sohgou911/
Sogous911/
Sogo894,723/
Sogu89261/
Soungou83728/
Soughou83216/
Songhou8313/
Sougoue838/
Songoue837/
Sonngou831/
Souggou831/
Shougou831/
Sougoud831/
Songo8023,069/
Siogo803,127/
Songu802,519/
Shogo802,393/
Sagou801,831/
Zogou80752/
Sogho80432/
Sogos80407/
Sogoi80396/
Sogus80278/
Sugou80210/
Sogut80138/
Sogot80114/
Sogoe8095/
Sogoa8081/
Soggo8061/
Sougo8042/
Shogu8038/
Sogoh8027/
Sogod8023/
Sougu8020/
Sogoy8018/
Soigo8011/
Soggu807/
Sogop807/
Soghu805/
Sogoo805/
Sohgo805/
Soego804/
Soguh804/
Zsogo804/
Sogau803/
Sgogo802/
Siogu801/
Soogo801/
Sogud801/
Soguí801/
Sougouya77385/
Soungoue772/
Sougouii771/
Shongo735,555/
Sangou731,144/
Songoi73820/
Zougou73681/
Siagou73631/
Songgo73417/
Siongo73304/
Zogoue73193/
Shongu73178/
Chogou73165/
Sogoye73111/
Saghou73110/
Sogoyo7393/
Songoy7367/
Sogoya7364/
Shoygu7356/
Shogos7354/
Songgu7333/
Songoo7331/
Songho7326/
Soggop7320/
Sonkgo7319/
Songhu7319/
Soegoe7314/
Sonngu7313/
Shogoe7313/
Soingo7312/
Soungu7311/
Sagoue7311/
Soghop7311/
Sogots7310/
Sogoyi7310/
Sonngo739/
Soungo738/
Soguth737/
Sogowe737/
Soggot737/
Sogood736/
Saggou735/
Song'o735/
Soughu735/
Shogoa735/
Sougho734/
Soghoa734/
Songuu734/
Sogush733/
Sagoud732/
Saugou732/
Soongo732/
Sogoji732/
Shagou732/
Saagou732/
Shougo732/
Soygut731/
Sagous731/
Soegho731/
Shogoi731/
Shogoo731/
Szuogu731/
Soguha731/
Sogoit731/
Zoogou731/
Soncgo731/
Soogos731/
Sougoh731/
Sogayo731/
Soghut731/
Sogoja731/
Sugoue731/
Siongu731/
Ssoggo731/
Ssongo731/
Sagouz731/
Sahgou731/
Sacgou731/
Sungou731/
Hsongo731/
Siogot731/
Shogot731/
Siogoy731/
Siogut731/
Songau731/
Shoggo730/
Shuongoue711/
Soga6738,797/
Sago677,007/
Zogo676,685/
Sugo675,120/
Zogu671,938/
Sagu671,877/
Sugu671,341/
Songoyo67447/
Siong'o67236/
Songoye67133/
Shogosh6790/
Chougou6787/
Zougoue6782/
Shoongo6775/
Siagoue6767/
Suonggo6761/
Songowe6756/
Songayu6753/
Songoya6743/
Shogoye6728/
Shongoi6722/
Songhui6717/
Sungoue6710/
Seugoue6710/
Saghoud678/
Sagouha678/
Songoje677/
Shoogoo674/
Shoungo674/
Saugoux674/
Songhuo673/
Saugout673/
Songgoy673/
Shangou672/
Sogoyet672/
Soungoh672/
Sangoue672/
Xogo672/
Sagoust671/
Sangouy671/
Schongo671/
Song'oi671/
Songhoi671/
Songoji671/
Soongho671/
Shong'o671/
Soughoi671/
Sougoyo671/
Zoggoue671/
Zokgoue671/
Zouggou671/
Zougoué671/
Soghosh671/
Soghuid671/
Sogijio671/
Sogueye671/
Seughou671/
Seugoué671/
Sucgoue671/
Shongoo671/
Shoghui671/
Sahagou671/
Sagouet671/
Saaghou671/
Saagouh671/
Sanghou671/
Choggou671/
Siongoh671/
Shagouj671/
Soguiye671/
Sonngau671/
Xogu671/

Sogou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sogou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮﻛﻮswkw-

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Footnotes

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