Soos Surname
Approximately 5,729 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2,316 | 1:8,669 | 1,148 |
| United States | 1,371 | 1:264,376 | 24,908 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Canada | 285 | 1:129,283 | 13,464 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Germany | 178 | 1:452,278 | 40,070 |
| Hungary | 158 | 1:62,128 | 6,438 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| Austria | 133 | 1:64,026 | 9,907 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Slovakia | 76 | 1:70,216 | 13,625 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Netherlands | 26 | 1:649,507 | 53,972 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Slovenia | 11 | 1:226,152 | 15,984 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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.
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šoos | 92 | 10 | / |
| Sooš | 92 | 2 | / |
| Soots | 89 | 1,417 | / |
| Soost | 89 | 531 | / |
| Soose | 89 | 179 | / |
| Soosh | 89 | 16 | / |
| Shoos | 89 | 14 | / |
| Soohs | 89 | 12 | / |
| Sooss | 89 | 10 | / |
| Sooys | 89 | 2 | / |
| Soods | 89 | 1 | / |
| Soo | 86 | 44,433 | / |
| Sos | 86 | 21,453 | / |
| Šooš | 83 | 77 | / |
| Sóós | 83 | 3 | / |
| Şooş | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shoots | 80 | 531 | / |
| Schoos | 80 | 518 | / |
| Shoosh | 80 | 213 | / |
| Soodts | 80 | 92 | / |
| Shoose | 80 | 20 | / |
| Sooijs | 80 | 14 | / |
| Shoost | 80 | 3 | / |
| Sootts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shooss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shoosz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sood | 75 | 52,360 | / |
| Suos | 75 | 24,681 | / |
| Ssos | 75 | 16,325 | / |
| Shoo | 75 | 16,174 | / |
| Joos | 75 | 14,245 | / |
| Sous | 75 | 4,143 | / |
| Sose | 75 | 3,348 | / |
| Sots | 75 | 1,031 | / |
| Sooy | 75 | 986 | / |
| Soss | 75 | 695 | / |
| Sost | 75 | 666 | / |
| Soot | 75 | 518 | / |
| Sosh | 75 | 491 | / |
| Soop | 75 | 343 | / |
| Coos | 75 | 281 | / |
| Sois | 75 | 223 | / |
| Sios | 75 | 170 | / |
| Sooc | 75 | 90 | / |
| Soes | 75 | 76 | / |
| Sohs | 75 | 72 | / |
| Szoo | 75 | 67 | / |
| Shos | 75 | 56 | / |
| Scos | 75 | 34 | / |
| Sjoo | 75 | 34 | / |
| Szos | 75 | 24 | / |
| Sooz | 75 | 21 | / |
| Sooß | 75 | 19 | / |
| Sosz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sods | 75 | 4 | / |
| Zoos | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sooe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Soox | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sosd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soxs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sooa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jsoo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sosc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sooj | 75 | 1 | / |
| S'Oo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sojs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sgoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sosj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schoots | 73 | 941 | / |
| Schoose | 73 | 102 | / |
| Soosova | 73 | 36 | / |
| Schooss | 73 | 22 | / |
| Schoohs | 73 | 17 | / |
| Soosová | 73 | 10 | / |
| Schoosh | 73 | 1 | / |
| So | 67 | 1,141,441 | / |
| Shoop | 67 | 5,235 | / |
| Joost | 67 | 4,807 | / |
| Schoo | 67 | 2,431 | / |
| Sosse | 67 | 1,377 | / |
| Shosh | 67 | 988 | / |
| Souss | 67 | 987 | / |
| Shost | 67 | 825 | / |
| Shood | 67 | 624 | / |
| Shoot | 67 | 567 | / |
| Siose | 67 | 545 | / |
| Sooch | 67 | 482 | / |
| Jooss | 67 | 363 | / |
| Szost | 67 | 360 | / |
| Shoes | 67 | 298 | / |
| Shous | 67 | 289 | / |
| Xoosh | 67 | 257 | / |
| Sohst | 67 | 173 | / |
| Shose | 67 | 170 | / |
| Shots | 67 | 133 | / |
| Shoss | 67 | 123 | / |
| Joose | 67 | 110 | / |
| Soust | 67 | 92 | / |
| Scoss | 67 | 70 | / |
| Souse | 67 | 66 | / |
| Sssos | 67 | 54 | / |
| Souts | 67 | 51 | / |
| Joosh | 67 | 51 | / |
| Soodt | 67 | 50 | / |
| Sioss | 67 | 47 | / |
| Choos | 67 | 46 | / |
| Zoost | 67 | 43 | / |
| Soise | 67 | 37 | / |
| Sosht | 67 | 37 | / |
| Soshe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Suoss | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shoys | 67 | 24 | / |
| Schos | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sosch | 67 | 21 | / |
| Scoys | 67 | 19 | / |
| Souys | 67 | 18 | / |
| Joohs | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sshoo | 67 | 16 | / |
| Joosz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Szoss | 67 | 14 | / |
| Szosz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Djoos | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hsooh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Soodh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soush | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sotts | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soott | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shhoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sgous | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soths | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soisz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sosth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soihs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Souzs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coosh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schoosch | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zoots | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shooh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sotse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coojs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cooys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sodse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sousz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cooss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gioos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joo's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Šóóš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shgoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shooa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sousd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szuos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szoosová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szoes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joods | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sodsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soo'd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sjoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sosxx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szoot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szose | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soopp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Soits | 67 | 0 | / |
| Souhs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shooe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Suots | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sootz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scosh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shods | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coohs | 67 | 0 | / |
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