Sohn Surname

36,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Sohn Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Son [Ger. sohn, Middle High German sun, O.H.Ger. sun(u]

Sohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6491:54,5136,509
Germany3,9231:20,5212,724
South Korea9481:54,051144
Liberia6101:7,227852
France4761:139,54421,462
Canada3621:101,78311,046
Brazil3481:615,15622,898
Denmark1861:30,3483,143
Argentina1181:362,23228,200
Australia811:333,28028,364
England711:784,76142,668
Singapore641:86,0583,478
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Thailand431:1,642,752213,663
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Israel201:427,88233,464
China191:71,964,2933,948
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Ivory Coast171:1,357,13129,476
India161:47,941,586492,263
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Finland101:549,67032,186
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Vietnam61:15,441,0093,090
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:87,6429,087

Sohn (7,577) may also be a first name.

Sohn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Son [Ger. sohn, Middle High German sun, O.H.Ger. sun(u]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) The son, a shortened form of names with this termination.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sohn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sohn (Hindi: सोहन, Marathi: सोहन) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sohn.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 36,890th most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 509,761 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sohn are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 73,702nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 7,577 people.

Sohn is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 6,649 people, or 1 in 54,513. In The United States Sohn is most prevalent in: California, where 23 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Sohn exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent are found and South Korea, where 7 percent are found.

Sohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sohn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sohn surname grew 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 789 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sohn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sohn last name are 2.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Sohn earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 38.59% more than the national average, earning R 329,352 per year; in United States they earn 19.88% more than the national average, earning $51,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.92% more than the national average, earning $62,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohun89995/
Sohnn8920/
Szohn8913/
Sjohn899/
Sohyn897/
Shohn896/
Sohnk891/
Sohtn891/
Souhn890/
Son86904,535/
Schohn80711/
Sochin80494/
Soshyn80225/
Sochen8088/
Sochyn8013/
Sohyna8012/
Shohyn807/
Sdjohn801/
Shohun801/
Ssjohn801/
Southn800/
Song7511,305,728/
Sone7595,207/
Shan7586,689/
Soon7529,132/
Sion7519,670/
Sehn754,504/
Soin753,525/
Shon753,207/
Sahn752,074/
Sonn752,022/
Soun751,650/
Suon751,221/
Sond751,212/
Sonh75974/
Soyn75229/
Syon75219/
Sont75167/
Sson7561/
Json7543/
Sähn7529/
Zson7514/
Scon7511/
Szon7510/
Somh758/
Hson757/
Sosn757/
Somn755/
Shàn755/
Sgon754/
Sonq752/
Sojn752/
Soën751/
Soïn751/
Sotn751/
Xson751/
Shoshyn73124/
Shochin73104/
Sohteng73104/
Soschin7334/
Soichin7318/
Souchen7312/
Shohyna736/
Socheng734/
Szochin734/
Shochen734/
Soschen733/
Soching732/
Soychin731/
Sohhina731/
Soichen731/
Soochin731/
Shochyn731/
Shang671,575,319/
Sahan6735,144/
Suong6732,268/
Shane6719,722/
Siong6713,035/
Shand6712,574/
Shone677,986/
Soong677,796/
Sonne677,385/
Schon676,074/
Shaun674,789/
Shaan674,065/
Sosin674,024/
Sione672,676/
Soung672,141/
Shoun672,048/
Shann671,439/
Soine671,368/
Sotin671,359/
Sound671,319/
Shant671,163/
Shong671,076/
Sondh671,074/
Soune67961/
Shoin67934/
Soten67661/
Scoon67620/
Shanh67597/
Schan67554/
Sogne67357/
Shoon67320/
Shonn67283/
Szonn67276/
Sosen67274/
Soone67268/
Songh67256/
Sheun67230/
Socin67224/
Soing67202/
Somhe67194/
Sosyn67191/
Somne67131/
Sosne67127/
Shahn6797/
Sotyn6795/
Sahnı6791/
Schán6777/
Songg6747/
Shjan6741/
Somkh6739/
Soond6733/
Socen6733/
Scion6732/
Sonhe6730/
Suone6724/
Sotne6722/
Shond6721/
Sondt6721/
Soinh6721/
Hshan6718/
Soumh6718/
Somgh6716/
Sount6716/
Siocheng6715/
Joihn6715/
Soont6714/
Soonh6713/
Szoychen6711/
Siomn6711/
Soyne6710/
Shamn6710/
Songc6710/
Zouhn679/
Sconn678/
Johnc678/
Jojhn677/
Shonh676/
Sjoun676/
Shuon676/
Soßen676/
Shoyn676/
Zshan675/
Sounn675/
Sonng675/
Sounq675/
Sosín675/
Zohyn675/
Shhan675/
Saahn674/
Zohnd674/
Xsion674/
Shsan674/
Schón674/
Sohym674/
Sosýn673/
Soomn673/
Shont673/
Shgan673/
Shouchen673/
Hsoon673/
Suonh673/
Sonnd672/
Soynn672/
Johyn672/
Soint672/
Sounh672/
Jothn672/
Sahın672/
Siont672/
Siosn672/
Sgoun672/
Soshchin672/
Shchohyn672/
Somng672/
Somdh672/
Sahnh671/
Joh'n671/
Joyhn671/
Jsahn671/
Hsion671/
Cohhn671/
Zsong671/
Soinn671/
Sojjn671/
Soosn671/
Shomn671/
Shoychin671/
Szone671/
Szonk671/
Ssahn671/
Geeszohn671/
Sahhn671/
Jsone671/
Jsosn671/
Zhson671/
Zsonn671/
Shatn671/
Shanı671/
Sioën671/
Shaïn671/
Ssion671/
Syoën671/
D'Son671/
Soomh671/
Sathn671/
Scehn671/
Shzen671/
Shsen671/
Sionq671/
Somhs671/
Sonnn671/
Sonkh671/
Sjhan671/
Sshon671/
Ssone671/
Ssong671/
Jshan671/
Hsong671/
Cohnn670/
Coohn670/
Sahnk670/
Hxson670/

Sohn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sohn in the Marathi language
सोहनsohana-
Sohn in the Hindi language
सोहनsohana99.82
सोनsona0.02

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