Soro Surname
Approximately 356,199 people bear this surname
Soro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 324,040 | 1:71 | 13 |
| Burkina Faso | 14,039 | 1:1,307 | 196 |
| Italy | 3,835 | 1:15,947 | 2,672 |
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| Spain | 2,392 | 1:19,545 | 2,154 |
| Mali | 1,226 | 1:13,841 | 614 |
| Philippines | 1,202 | 1:84,225 | 14,596 |
| Indonesia | 866 | 1:152,713 | 14,976 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Argentina | 441 | 1:96,924 | 8,150 |
| Papua New Guinea | 416 | 1:19,600 | 2,020 |
| France | 388 | 1:171,193 | 26,633 |
| Nigeria | 359 | 1:493,434 | 24,703 |
| United States | 350 | 1:1,035,597 | 75,973 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Uganda | 304 | 1:128,419 | 11,921 |
| Zimbabwe | 277 | 1:55,734 | 8,431 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| India | 162 | 1:4,734,971 | 120,979 |
| Costa Rica | 142 | 1:33,662 | 938 |
| Solomon Islands | 135 | 1:4,297 | 515 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Lesotho | 101 | 1:20,124 | 4,188 |
| Tanzania | 89 | 1:594,850 | 37,281 |
| Kenya | 77 | 1:599,739 | 28,092 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Brazil | 66 | 1:3,243,550 | 93,057 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Cameroon | 65 | 1:319,524 | 29,358 |
| Iran | 63 | 1:1,218,770 | 52,259 |
| Serbia | 60 | 1:119,082 | 8,988 |
| Niger | 58 | 1:330,897 | 9,684 |
| Benin | 51 | 1:202,659 | 19,139 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Finland | 43 | 1:127,830 | 12,225 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Turkey | 39 | 1:1,995,421 | 69,208 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Germany | 25 | 1:3,220,218 | 147,383 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Northern Cyprus | 11 | 1:29,001 | 6,098 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Šoro (50), Sõro (27), Soró (5), Sôro (2) & Sorõ (1) are calculated separately.
Soro (19,835) may also be a first name.
Soro Demographics
Average Soro Salary in
United States
$37,891 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soro Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soro (Arabic: سورو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮﺭﻭ, Hindi: सोरो, Marathi: सोरो, Oriya: େସାର, Russian: Соро) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Šoro, Sõro, Soró, Sôro or Sorõ. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,516th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,459 people. Soro occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Soro live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 38,039th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 19,835 people.
Soro is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 324,040 people, or 1 in 71. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Savanes District, where 64 percent reside, Woroba District, where 10 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 7 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 114 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 4 percent reside and Italy, where 1 percent reside.
Soro Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Soro has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,188 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Soro Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Soro surname are 41.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.29% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Soro earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning €24,991 per year; in Norway they earn 48.48% less than the national average, earning 178,300 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.99% less than the national average, earning R 104,580 per year; in United States they earn 12.19% less than the national average, earning $37,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% more than the national average, earning $49,846 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soro in the Hindi language | ||
| सोरो | soro | - |
| Soro in the Marathi language | ||
| सोरो | soro | - |
| Soro in the Oriya language | ||
| େସାର | esara | 97.67 |
| ଓରାମ | orama | 2.33 |
| Soro in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮﺭﻭ | swrw | 63.64 |
| ﺳﻮﺭﻭ | swrw | 36.36 |
| Soro in the Russian language | ||
| Соро | soro | - |
| Soro in the Arabic language | ||
| سورو | swrw | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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