Sos Surname
Approximately 21,453 people bear this surname
Sos 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.
Sos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 6,163 | 1:21,459 | 2,601 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4,373 | 1:7,056 | 985 |
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
| Cambodia | 1,320 | 1:11,733 | 1,025 |
| Egypt | 1,098 | 1:83,730 | 7,421 |
| Micronesia | 894 | 1:119 | 10 |
| Spain | 687 | 1:68,052 | 6,082 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Romania | 545 | 1:36,840 | 4,711 |
| United States | 430 | 1:842,928 | 64,333 |
| Turkey | 344 | 1:226,225 | 16,110 |
| France | 290 | 1:229,044 | 35,526 |
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| Brazil | 96 | 1:2,229,941 | 69,391 |
| United Arab Emirates | 89 | 1:102,947 | 8,862 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Hungary | 68 | 1:144,357 | 13,146 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Argentina | 45 | 1:949,854 | 60,205 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Kenya | 38 | 1:1,215,261 | 35,116 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Ukraine | 37 | 1:1,230,343 | 106,187 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Burkina Faso | 20 | 1:917,605 | 9,572 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Guatemala | 6 | 1:2,680,445 | 6,792 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Serbia | 4 | 1:1,786,237 | 30,138 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cape Verde | 2 | 1:264,821 | 5,214 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
The alternate forms: Sós (4,349), Šos (73), Şos (1), Soš (1), Šoš (538), Şoş (8), Sóš (2) & Šóš (22) are calculated separately.
Sos (8,509) may also be a first name.
Sos 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.soosSos Demographics
Average Sos Salary in
United States
$47,750 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sos (Arabic: صوص, Georgian: სოს, Hindi: सोस, Marathi: सोस) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Sós, Šos, Şos, Soš, Šoš, Şoş, Sóš or Šóš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sos? popularity and diffusion
It is the 25,145th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 339,698 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Sos are found; 35 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 29 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sos is also the 68,292nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 8,509 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 6,163 people, or 1 in 21,459. In Indonesia Sos is primarily found in: West Java, where 21 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 18 percent reside and Jakarta, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this surname occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 15 percent reside.
Sos Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sos last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sos earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $47,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.59% more than the national average, earning $64,882 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sós | 89 | 4,349 | / |
| Šos | 89 | 73 | / |
| Şos | 89 | 1 | / |
| Soš | 89 | 1 | / |
| Suos | 86 | 24,681 | / |
| Ssos | 86 | 16,325 | / |
| Soos | 86 | 5,729 | / |
| Sous | 86 | 4,143 | / |
| Sose | 86 | 3,348 | / |
| Sots | 86 | 1,031 | / |
| Soss | 86 | 695 | / |
| Sost | 86 | 666 | / |
| Sosh | 86 | 491 | / |
| Sois | 86 | 223 | / |
| Sios | 86 | 170 | / |
| Soes | 86 | 76 | / |
| Sohs | 86 | 72 | / |
| Shos | 86 | 56 | / |
| Scos | 86 | 34 | / |
| Szos | 86 | 24 | / |
| Sosz | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sods | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sosd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Soxs | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sosc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sojs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sosj | 86 | 1 | / |
| So | 80 | 1,141,441 | / |
| Šoš | 78 | 538 | / |
| Şoş | 78 | 8 | / |
| Sóš | 78 | 2 | / |
| Soots | 75 | 1,417 | / |
| Sosse | 75 | 1,377 | / |
| Shosh | 75 | 988 | / |
| Souss | 75 | 987 | / |
| Shost | 75 | 825 | / |
| Siose | 75 | 545 | / |
| Soost | 75 | 531 | / |
| Szost | 75 | 360 | / |
| Shoes | 75 | 298 | / |
| Shous | 75 | 289 | / |
| Soose | 75 | 179 | / |
| Sohst | 75 | 173 | / |
| Shose | 75 | 170 | / |
| Shots | 75 | 133 | / |
| Shoss | 75 | 123 | / |
| Soust | 75 | 92 | / |
| Scoss | 75 | 70 | / |
| Souse | 75 | 66 | / |
| Sssos | 75 | 54 | / |
| Souts | 75 | 51 | / |
| Sioss | 75 | 47 | / |
| Soise | 75 | 37 | / |
| Sosht | 75 | 37 | / |
| Soshe | 75 | 27 | / |
| Suoss | 75 | 27 | / |
| Shoys | 75 | 24 | / |
| Schos | 75 | 22 | / |
| Sosch | 75 | 21 | / |
| Scoys | 75 | 19 | / |
| Souys | 75 | 18 | / |
| Soosh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Shoos | 75 | 14 | / |
| Szoss | 75 | 14 | / |
| Szosz | 75 | 12 | / |
| Soohs | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sooss | 75 | 10 | / |
| Soush | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sotts | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sgous | 75 | 5 | / |
| Soths | 75 | 5 | / |
| Soisz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sosth | 75 | 4 | / |
| Soihs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Souzs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sooys | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sotse | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sodse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suosh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sousz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sosce | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sosze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soish | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sousd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szuos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szoes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sodsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soods | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjoss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sosxx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szose | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soits | 75 | 0 | / |
| Souhs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Suots | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scosh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shods | 75 | 0 | / |
| Suo | 67 | 177,719 | / |
| Soy | 67 | 92,153 | / |
| Soh | 67 | 50,750 | / |
| Soo | 67 | 44,433 | / |
| Soa | 67 | 37,917 | / |
| Sas | 67 | 36,226 | / |
| Soi | 67 | 18,566 | / |
| Sho | 67 | 15,498 | / |
| Sio | 67 | 15,200 | / |
| Cos | 67 | 14,676 | / |
| Sou | 67 | 13,818 | / |
| Soc | 67 | 11,039 | / |
| Sop | 67 | 8,021 | / |
| Sus | 67 | 6,960 | / |
| Sot | 67 | 6,602 | / |
| Shouse | 67 | 5,183 | / |
| Jos | 67 | 5,059 | / |
| Shotts | 67 | 2,048 | / |
| Sox | 67 | 1,164 | / |
| Shoshe | 67 | 1,109 | / |
| Sod | 67 | 938 | / |
| Sosova | 67 | 936 | / |
| Soj | 67 | 911 | / |
| Süs | 67 | 858 | / |
| Schots | 67 | 813 | / |
| Sousse | 67 | 709 | / |
| Shoots | 67 | 531 | / |
| Schoos | 67 | 518 | / |
| Shoush | 67 | 475 | / |
| Sjo | 67 | 439 | / |
| Soz | 67 | 282 | / |
| Hso | 67 | 280 | / |
| Schoss | 67 | 273 | / |
| Sás | 67 | 247 | / |
| Shoosh | 67 | 213 | / |
| Ssa | 67 | 186 | / |
| Schous | 67 | 117 | / |
| Soodts | 67 | 92 | / |
| Ssosse | 67 | 81 | / |
| Shouts | 67 | 72 | / |
| Szo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Žos | 67 | 50 | / |
| Shoise | 67 | 36 | / |
| Sosowa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sosová | 67 | 27 | / |
| Sgo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Šóš | 67 | 22 | / |
| Zos | 67 | 21 | / |
| Schost | 67 | 21 | / |
| Schoys | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shoust | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shoose | 67 | 20 | / |
| Siosse | 67 | 20 | / |
| Soï | 67 | 19 | / |
| Shchos | 67 | 18 | / |
| Soisch | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sooijs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Schohs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Xos | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ssossh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Sso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soisse | 67 | 9 | / |
| Souths | 67 | 8 | / |
| Zsorzs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shosse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Xso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shousc | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soá | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sođ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sxo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shoost | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shouss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schosh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sotshe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schoes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schods | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soishe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sootts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shooss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shousd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shousp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soutts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ûso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sotsch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoosz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soushe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soč | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sìo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sàs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shotse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shodsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soesch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sousch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schose | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sohies | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shodts | 67 | 0 | / |
Sos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sos in the Georgian language | ||
| სოს | sos | - |
| Sos in the Hindi language | ||
| सोस | sosa | - |
| Sos in the Marathi language | ||
| सोस | sosa | 81.82 |
| सॉस | sosa | 18.18 |
| Sos in the Arabic language | ||
| صوص | sws | - |
| صوس | sws | - |
| صوسيه | swsyh | - |
| سوسيه | swsyh | - |
| صوصه | swsh | - |
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