Sohag Surname

9,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Sohag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh57,3151:2,780270
Egypt1,1291:81,4317,252
Pakistan6541:273,1565,947
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Iraq1521:230,4065,073
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
India291:26,450,530346,896
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Sohag (77,894) may also be a first name.

Sohag Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sohag (Bengali: সোহাগ, Hindi: सोहाग, Marathi: सोहाग, Oriya: େସାହାଗ) is most common in Bangladesh. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohag? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 9,474th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 122,164 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sohag live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 12,651st most frequent first name in the world, held by 77,894 people.

This last name is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 57,315 people, or 1 in 2,780. Without taking into account Bangladesh Sohag exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.

Sohag Last Name Statistics demography

Sohag earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning R 220,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shohag9171,185/
Sohaag911/
Soag890/
Sjohaug834/
Souag803,730/
Shoag80372/
Sohak8034/
Soagh8015/
Soaug802/
Sohaq801/
Szoag801/
Saohg801/
Scoag800/
Johaug7328/
Sjöhag739/
Shohak734/
Shohaq734/
Souagh734/
Sohogh731/
Sohaxz731/
Schoag731/
Soague731/
Sohaic731/
Sohaiq731/
Shoagh731/
Sahaog731/
Sohaik731/
Sahaug731/
Sohact730/
Joag673,222/
Saog67152/
Soak6713/
Souague6713/
Soac675/
Soaq672/
Shahgag672/
Xoag672/
Sooheig671/
Schoagh671/
Shaough671/
Saoishg671/
Schoaag670/

Sohag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sohag in the Bengali language
সোহাগsohaga-
Sohag in the Oriya language
େସାହାଗesahaga90.48
େଶାହାଗesahaga4.76
େସାହାଗ୍esahag4.76
Sohag in the Hindi language
सोहागsohaga86.67
सोहगsohaga11.11
सुहागsuhaga2.22
Sohag in the Marathi language
सोहागsohaga76.19
सोहगsohaga19.05
सोहगाफीलsohagaphila4.76

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