Soo Surname

12,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Soo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21,9341:1,345203
Egypt6,7421:13,6361,635
United States2,5551:141,86314,726
Singapore2,1611:2,549231
Saudi Arabia1,4311:21,5622,950
Kenya9141:50,5255,140
Canada9091:40,5345,052
Australia8921:30,2644,048
Thailand7191:98,24514,008
India5771:1,329,40351,832
Indonesia5641:234,48421,651
Brazil5361:399,39215,226
Pakistan5281:338,3416,779
Hong Kong4221:17,383407
Estonia4181:3,162233
England3681:151,40814,447
Vietnam2571:360,4901,248
United Arab Emirates2451:37,3973,942
Nigeria2161:820,10536,398
New Zealand2081:21,7713,817
South Korea2011:254,927200
Panama1491:26,2571,604
China1291:10,599,392660
Japan1171:1,092,68620,942
Papua New Guinea1101:74,1259,709
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Mauritius761:17,0193,609
Brunei741:5,659809
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
Taiwan591:397,3693,093
Cameroon491:423,85935,946
Israel451:190,17018,708
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Romania361:557,71941,269
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Trinidad and Tobago311:43,9994,008
Cambodia281:553,1124,360
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Finland141:392,62226,475
France131:5,109,440259,941
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Samoa91:21,534479
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Laos41:1,647,081888
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Wales41:773,63329,106
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Macau31:200,543803
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Soo (70,102) may also be a first name.

Soo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soo (Russian: Соо) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Soo.

How Common Is The Last Name Soo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,631st most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 164,012 people. The last name Soo occurs predominantly 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 13,848th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 70,102 people.

The surname Soo is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 21,934 people, or 1 in 1,345. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 37 percent are found, Johor, where 12 percent are found and Perak, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 112 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Soo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Soo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Soo surname grew 5,678 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily 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% being registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sood8652,360/
Shoo8616,174/
Soos865,729/
Sooy86986/
Soot86518/
Soop86343/
Szoo8667/
Sjoo8634/
Sooz8621/
Sooß8619/
Scoo863/
Sooe863/
Sooa862/
Sooš862/
Jsoo862/
Sooj861/
S'Oo861/
Sgoo861/
Ssoo861/
So801,141,441/
Shoop755,235/
Schoo752,431/
Soots751,417/
Shood75624/
Shoot75567/
Soost75531/
Sooch75482/
Soodt7550/
Sshoo7516/
Soosh7516/
Shoos7514/
Soohs7512/
Hsooh7511/
Soodh7510/
Sooss7510/
Soott756/
Shhoo756/
Shooh752/
Sooys752/
Sooou751/
Shgoo751/
Shooa751/
Siooo751/
Sooph751/
Soo'd751/
Soods751/
Szoot751/
Soopp750/
Shooe750/
Sootz750/
Scooy750/
Soe67539,113/
Suo67177,719/
Soy6792,153/
Soh6750,750/
Joo6749,298/
Soa6737,917/
Sos6721,453/
Soi6718,566/
Sho6715,498/
Sio6715,200/
Sou6713,818/
Sop678,021/
Sot676,602/
Coo673,214/
Sod67938/
Soj67911/
São67894/
Zoo67636/
Shoots67531/
Schoos67518/
Sjo67439/
Sco67329/
Soz67282/
Hso67280/
Shoosh67213/
Soodts6792/
Szo6770/
Schooß6757/
Shshoo6737/
Sojová6736/
Sgo6723/
Soï6719/
Sooijs6714/
Sso6710/
Sojowa679/
Jso677/
Seehoo676/
Xso676/
Soá675/
Sođ675/
Xoo675/
Sxo674/
Shoost673/
Soyowa673/
Soß673/
Zso673/
Soć672/
Sohová672/
Sopowa672/
Schood671/
Schooz671/
Sootts671/
Shooss671/
Ûso671/
Sooaia671/
Shhood671/
Shchoo671/
Shooie671/
Shoosz671/
Soî671/
Soč671/
Soš671/
Sìo671/
Seauoo671/
Shoopp670/
Shoott670/

Soo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soo in the Russian language
Сооsoo-

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Footnotes

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