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

The surname Soot (Russian: Соот) is borne by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 600,164^th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. Soot occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Soot reside; 43 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 24 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 314,325^th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 692 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 43,212. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 91 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 5 percent reside and Western Norway, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Norway Soot occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 18 percent reside and Thailand, where 15 percent reside.

Soot Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Soot has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soot surname rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Soot Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Soot surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Soot earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning 305,239 kr per year and in United States they earn 49.37% more than the national average, earning $64,453 USD per year.