Soh Surname

11,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Soh Surname User-submission:

This is the Hokkien and Cantonese translation of the Mandarin surname Su. The surname originated from the place name Su. A descendant of the emperor Zhuan Xu, who lived in the 26th century BC, was granted a fiefdom called Su, and his descendants eventually adopted the place name as their surname.

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Soh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia22,1331:1,333202
Cameroon10,1481:2,047204
Singapore8,0461:685116
Thailand2,4431:28,9152,827
Ivory Coast1,6531:13,9571,115
India1,1041:694,80632,315
United States1,0131:357,80731,942
Australia6041:44,6955,632
Senegal4781:30,501641
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Congo2491:20,0372,313
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
England1731:322,07023,948
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
France1361:488,40268,701
South Korea1331:385,265230
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Jordan1021:86,6916,631
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
Pakistan981:1,822,89718,213
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
China891:15,363,164900
Benin821:126,04413,698
Mauritania751:54,5983,928
Japan681:1,880,06327,024
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Burkina Faso461:398,9596,181
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Iraq371:946,53112,381
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Cambodia241:645,2984,626
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Palestine121:379,07111,768
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Guam81:20,0153,029
Moldova71:508,76732,975
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Macau31:200,543803
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Belize11:355,4743,977
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Šoh (35) & Sôh (1) are calculated separately.

Soh (14,186) may also be a first name.

Soh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is the Hokkien and Cantonese translation of the Mandarin surname Su. The surname originated from the place name Su. A descendant of the emperor Zhuan Xu, who lived in the 26th century BC, was granted a fiefdom called Su, and his descendants eventually adopted the place name as their surname. Chinese: from part of an official title, Zhisu Duwei, of the Western Han dynasty (206 BC – 24 AD).

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Soh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﻩ, Hindi: सोह, Marathi: सॉह) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šoh or Sôh. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soh is the 11,065th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 143,597 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Soh reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Soh is also the 48,172nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 14,186 people.

This surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 22,133 people, or 1 in 1,333. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Johor, where 27 percent reside, Selangor, where 23 percent reside and Kelantan, where 15 percent reside. Other than Malaysia it is found in 92 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and Singapore, where 16 percent reside.

Soh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Soh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Soh last name expanded 8,442 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 8,650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Soh surname are 6.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Soh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.3% less than the national average, earning 161,604 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.77% more than the national average, earning $58,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $58,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šoh8935/
Sôh891/
Soch862,163/
Sohu861,954/
Souh861,144/
Soph86593/
Sosh86491/
Sohy86464/
Shoh86387/
Sodh8696/
Soih8646/
Hsoh8629/
Sojh864/
Sohz863/
Sohj862/
Sgoh861/
Soyh861/
Zsoh861/
S'Oh861/
Sohp861/
Ssoh861/
So801,141,441/
Hsouh751,909/
Shosh75988/
Souch75722/
Soich75496/
Sooch75482/
Sjouh75340/
Sioch75291/
Soiht75201/
Sohst75173/
Shoch75132/
Szoch75116/
Shouh7598/
Soych7592/
Schoh7584/
Sosht7537/
Soudh7519/
Soosh7516/
Soihd7512/
Soohs7512/
Hsooh7511/
Soodh7510/
Sohtz7510/
Sochh759/
Soush758/
Sotch757/
Suoch757/
Sodth755/
Soths755/
Shodh755/
Soiph754/
Soidh754/
Sosth754/
Soihs753/
Socht753/
Shooh752/
Souht752/
Sjohe751/
Sohij751/
Suosh751/
Souph751/
Sojch751/
Sohtt751/
Soish751/
Sjoht751/
Shoih751/
Ssoch751/
Zsohe751/
Shuoh751/
Sodsh751/
Sochd751/
Sooph751/
Xsxoh751/
Souhs750/
Sodch750/
Sah674,602,000/
Sha67551,922/
Suo67177,719/
Soy6792,153/
Soo6744,433/
Soa6737,917/
Sos6721,453/
Soi6718,566/
Sho6715,498/
Sio6715,200/
Sou6713,818/
Sop678,021/
Sot676,602/
Sod67938/
Soj67911/
Shoush67475/
Sjo67439/
Sco67329/
Soz67282/
Hso67280/
Schoth67277/
Shoosh67213/
Szo6770/
Schohe6743/
Sgo6723/
Soï6719/
Soisch6717/
Schohs6713/
Ssossh6710/
Sso6710/
Souths678/
Hshohe677/
Schoph677/
Jso677/
Xoh677/
Shoich676/
Xso676/
Soá675/
Sođ675/
Soutch674/
Sáh674/
Sxo674/
Soß673/
Zso673/
Shouhd672/
Soucht672/
Shá672/
Shā672/
Soć672/
Sohová672/
Soutth671/
Ûso671/
Sotsch671/
Shà671/
Soî671/
Soč671/
Soš671/
Schohy671/
Schouh671/
Sìo671/
Shodsh671/
Shouch670/
Sohyth670/
Sousch670/
Schohp670/

Soh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soh in the Hindi language
सोहsoha92.59
सॉहsoha7.41
Soh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮﻩswh80
ﺻﻮsw10
ﺳﻮﻩswh6.67
ﺳﻮsw3.33
Soh in the Marathi language
सॉहsoha62.5
सोहsoha37.5

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