Where Does The Last Name Soo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Soo (Russian: Соо) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 12,631^st most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 164,012 people. Soo is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Soo reside; 58 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Soo is also the 13,848^th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 70,102 people.

The surname Soo is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 21,934 people, or 1 in 1,345. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Selangor, where 37 percent reside, Johor, where 12 percent reside and Perak, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this surname exists in 112 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Soo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Soo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Soo last name grew 5,678 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Soo last name are 16.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soo earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 34.25% more than the national average, earning R 319,032 per year; in United States they earn 19.13% more than the national average, earning $51,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $54,596 CAD per year.