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

The surname Soo (Russian: Соо) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Soo is the 12,631^st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 164,012 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name internationally, borne by 70,102 people.

This last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 21,934 people, or 1 in 1,345. In Malaysia Soo is most numerous in: Selangor, where 37 percent live, Johor, where 12 percent live and Perak, where 11 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in 112 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Soo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Soo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,678 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Soo last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Soo surname are 16.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.5% 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.