Sohier Surname

131,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Sohier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sohier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,1701:30,6103,736
Belgium6251:18,3952,822
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Netherlands1411:119,76718,833
Canada1351:272,93025,634
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Australia471:574,37741,856
England211:2,653,24194,788
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey171:1,921330
Jersey151:3,459578
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Sohier (5,817) may also be a first name.

Sohier Last Name Facts

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

Sohier is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohier? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sohier is the 131,648th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,122,792 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Sohier live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 87,434th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 5,817 people.

The last name is most common in France, where it is borne by 2,170 people, or 1 in 30,610. In France Sohier is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent live, Brittany, where 17 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent live. Outside of France this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 5 percent live.

Sohier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sohier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sohier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sohier last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sohier earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 123.2% more than the national average, earning $96,307 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $44,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soihier9217/
Soyhier9210/
Soher91391/
Sohir91286/
Schohier861/
Sohair83273/
Soheir83169/
Souier83158/
Soijer8335/
Shohir8333/
Soherr8329/
Sohehr8320/
Shoher8318/
Sahier836/
Szoher834/
Soeher831/
Soheyr831/
Shuier830/
Soyier830/
Soer802,005/
Schöier7729/
Shahier7720/
Sohairh7715/
Sojhitr7714/
Zoihier774/
Sohairr774/
Soahair773/
Schoher772/
Shohire771/
Sahhier771/
Shuieer770/
Sahir7311,334/
Saher738,954/
Shaer738,657/
Seher733,351/
Shoer73196/
Souir73178/
Soere73141/
Žoher7370/
Sehir7338/
Suier7323/
Şoher7323/
Soerd738/
Sheur736/
Soeer735/
Soair733/
Šoher733/
Sieer732/
Soehr732/
Soetr732/
Soert731/
Schoeher711/
Schoeier711/
Schoyier710/
Scheuier710/
Shaher6716,882/
Shahir675,925/
Schaer673,937/
Shoair671,354/
Schoer671,108/
Shoeir67599/
Shaeer67593/
Shaaer67218/
Saeher67217/
Scheur67203/
Saahir67159/
Széher6764/
Soyyer6753/
Schöer6735/
Seeher6729/
Shouir6721/
Sheuer6718/
Sheher6718/
Sjahir6714/
Shehir6713/
Sha'er6713/
Zhohir6711/
Shaeir678/
Shooer676/
Schéer676/
Shaere675/
Saherh675/
Sahhir674/
Zouier674/
Saaoir674/
Seherr673/
Sahoir673/
Scheér673/
Saeier673/
Souire672/
Sauhir672/
Schäer672/
Suiher672/
Sheeer672/
Sahirh672/
Sahirp671/
Cooher671/
Scaher671/
Shgaer671/
Sehher671/
Shaerd671/
Shaert671/
Zoheur671/
Shoeer671/
Souitr671/
Saherr671/
Schoijetr671/
Seehir671/
Zohhir671/
Siaher671/
Sheeir671/
Sho'er671/
Souair671/
Zohirr671/
Zhoher671/
Joheer671/
Sahert670/
Cohair670/

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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 Sohier
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