Soos Surname

84,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Soos Surname User-submission:

It means 'salty' in Hungarian. Sos is the simpler of soos, which is archaic. The origin could be from the profession of saltminer or salt-trader.

Soos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,3161:8,6691,148
United States1,3711:264,37624,908
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Canada2851:129,28313,464
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Hungary1581:62,1286,438
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Austria1331:64,0269,907
England901:619,09036,665
Slovakia761:70,21613,625
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
France201:3,321,136213,627
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Norway121:428,52437,411
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India61:127,844,230863,365
Wales61:515,75523,171
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Šoos (10), Sooš (2), Šooš (77), Sóós (3), Şooş (2) & Šóóš (1) are calculated separately.

Soos (548) may also be a first name.

Soos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'salty' in Hungarian. Sos is the simpler of soos, which is archaic. The origin could be from the profession of saltminer or salt-trader.

- zoltan.soos

Soos Last Name Facts

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

Soos has its highest incidence in Romania. It may also be found in the variant forms: Šoos, Sooš, Šooš, Sóós, Şooş or Šóóš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,356th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,272,045 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Soos reside; 45 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 40 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 359,856th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 548 people.

Soos is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 2,316 people, or 1 in 8,669. In Romania Soos is mostly concentrated in: Brașov County, where 18 percent reside, Mureș County, where 16 percent reside and Cluj County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Romania Soos exists in 56 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside.

Soos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Soos has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 34,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Soos surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Soos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 67.98% more than the national average, earning 581,330 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% more than the national average, earning $52,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šoos9210/
Sooš922/
Soots891,417/
Soost89531/
Soose89179/
Soosh8916/
Shoos8914/
Soohs8912/
Sooss8910/
Sooys892/
Soods891/
Soo8644,433/
Sos8621,453/
Šooš8377/
Sóós833/
Şooş832/
Shoots80531/
Schoos80518/
Shoosh80213/
Soodts8092/
Shoose8020/
Sooijs8014/
Shoost803/
Sootts801/
Shooss801/
Shoosz801/
Sood7552,360/
Suos7524,681/
Ssos7516,325/
Shoo7516,174/
Joos7514,245/
Sous754,143/
Sose753,348/
Sots751,031/
Sooy75986/
Soss75695/
Sost75666/
Soot75518/
Sosh75491/
Soop75343/
Coos75281/
Sois75223/
Sios75170/
Sooc7590/
Soes7576/
Sohs7572/
Szoo7567/
Shos7556/
Scos7534/
Sjoo7534/
Szos7524/
Sooz7521/
Sooß7519/
Sosz755/
Sods754/
Zoos753/
Sooe753/
Soox752/
Sosd752/
Soxs752/
Sooa752/
Jsoo752/
Sosc751/
Sooj751/
S'Oo751/
Sojs751/
Sgoo751/
Sosj751/
Ssoo751/
Schoots73941/
Schoose73102/
Soosova7336/
Schooss7322/
Schoohs7317/
Soosová7310/
Schoosh731/
So671,141,441/
Shoop675,235/
Joost674,807/
Schoo672,431/
Sosse671,377/
Shosh67988/
Souss67987/
Shost67825/
Shood67624/
Shoot67567/
Siose67545/
Sooch67482/
Jooss67363/
Szost67360/
Shoes67298/
Shous67289/
Xoosh67257/
Sohst67173/
Shose67170/
Shots67133/
Shoss67123/
Joose67110/
Soust6792/
Scoss6770/
Souse6766/
Sssos6754/
Souts6751/
Joosh6751/
Soodt6750/
Sioss6747/
Choos6746/
Zoost6743/
Soise6737/
Sosht6737/
Soshe6727/
Suoss6727/
Shoys6724/
Schos6722/
Sosch6721/
Scoys6719/
Souys6718/
Joohs6718/
Sshoo6716/
Joosz6716/
Szoss6714/
Szosz6712/
Djoos6711/
Hsooh6711/
Soodh6710/
Soush678/
Sotts677/
Soott676/
Shhoo676/
Sgous675/
Soths675/
Soisz675/
Sosth674/
Soihs673/
Souzs673/
Coosh673/
Schoosch673/
Zoots672/
Shooh672/
Sotse672/
Coojs671/
Cooys671/
Sodse671/
Sooce671/
Suosh671/
Sousz671/
Sosce671/
Sosze671/
Cooss671/
Gioos671/
Joo's671/
Joots671/
Šóóš671/
Sooou671/
Soish671/
Shgoo671/
Shooa671/
Sousd671/
Szuos671/
Szoosová671/
Szoes671/
Joods671/
Zoose671/
Siooo671/
Sodsh671/
Sooph671/
Soo'd671/
Sjoss671/
Sosxx671/
Szoot671/
Szose671/
Soopp670/
Soits670/
Souhs670/
Shooe670/
Suots670/
Sootz670/
Scosh670/
Shods670/
Coohs670/

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