Sos Surname

25,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Micronesia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6,1631:21,4592,601
Saudi Arabia4,3731:7,056985
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
Cambodia1,3201:11,7331,025
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
Micronesia8941:11910
Spain6871:68,0526,082
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Romania5451:36,8404,711
United States4301:842,92864,333
Turkey3441:226,22516,110
France2901:229,04435,526
Papua New Guinea1061:76,92210,108
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Canada791:466,40040,200
Hungary681:144,35713,146
India601:12,784,423224,716
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Poland511:745,27061,215
Australia501:539,91440,287
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Kenya381:1,215,26135,116
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Ukraine371:1,230,343106,187
England321:1,741,18971,393
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Burkina Faso201:917,6059,572
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Finland201:274,83520,939
Austria171:500,90847,931
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Guam81:20,0153,029
Syria81:2,412,62810,757
China71:195,331,65210,124
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Oman71:526,8535,771
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

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.soos

Sos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sos (Arabic: صوص, Georgian: სოს, Hindi: सोस, Marathi: सोस) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Sós, Šos, Şos, Soš, Šoš, Şoş, Sóš or Šóš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,145th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 339,698 people. The surname Sos occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Sos live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 68,292nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 8,509 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 6,163 people, or 1 in 21,459. In Indonesia Sos is mostly concentrated in: West Java, where 21 percent reside, North Sumatra, where 18 percent reside and Jakarta, where 13 percent reside. Other than Indonesia Sos is found 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 holding the Sos surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sós894,349/
Šos8973/
Şos891/
Soš891/
Suos8624,681/
Ssos8616,325/
Soos865,729/
Sous864,143/
Sose863,348/
Sots861,031/
Soss86695/
Sost86666/
Sosh86491/
Sois86223/
Sios86170/
Soes8676/
Sohs8672/
Shos8656/
Scos8634/
Szos8624/
Sosz865/
Sods864/
Sosd862/
Soxs862/
Sosc861/
Sojs861/
Sosj861/
So801,141,441/
Šoš78538/
Şoş788/
Sóš782/
Soots751,417/
Sosse751,377/
Shosh75988/
Souss75987/
Shost75825/
Siose75545/
Soost75531/
Szost75360/
Shoes75298/
Shous75289/
Soose75179/
Sohst75173/
Shose75170/
Shots75133/
Shoss75123/
Soust7592/
Scoss7570/
Souse7566/
Sssos7554/
Souts7551/
Sioss7547/
Soise7537/
Sosht7537/
Soshe7527/
Suoss7527/
Shoys7524/
Schos7522/
Sosch7521/
Scoys7519/
Souys7518/
Soosh7516/
Shoos7514/
Szoss7514/
Szosz7512/
Soohs7512/
Sooss7510/
Soush758/
Sotts757/
Sgous755/
Soths755/
Soisz755/
Sosth754/
Soihs753/
Souzs753/
Sooys752/
Sotse752/
Sodse751/
Suosh751/
Sousz751/
Sosce751/
Sosze751/
Soish751/
Sousd751/
Szuos751/
Szoes751/
Sodsh751/
Soods751/
Sjoss751/
Sosxx751/
Szose751/
Soits750/
Souhs750/
Suots750/
Scosh750/
Shods750/
Suo67177,719/
Soy6792,153/
Soh6750,750/
Soo6744,433/
Soa6737,917/
Sas6736,226/
Soi6718,566/
Sho6715,498/
Sio6715,200/
Cos6714,676/
Sou6713,818/
Soc6711,039/
Sop678,021/
Sus676,960/
Sot676,602/
Shouse675,183/
Jos675,059/
Shotts672,048/
Sox671,164/
Shoshe671,109/
Sod67938/
Sosova67936/
Soj67911/
Süs67858/
Schots67813/
Sousse67709/
Shoots67531/
Schoos67518/
Shoush67475/
Sjo67439/
Soz67282/
Hso67280/
Schoss67273/
Sás67247/
Shoosh67213/
Ssa67186/
Schous67117/
Soodts6792/
Ssosse6781/
Shouts6772/
Szo6770/
Žos6750/
Shoise6736/
Sosowa6730/
Sosová6727/
Sgo6723/
Šóš6722/
Zos6721/
Schost6721/
Schoys6721/
Shoust6720/
Shoose6720/
Siosse6720/
Soï6719/
Shchos6718/
Soisch6717/
Sooijs6714/
Schohs6713/
Xos6710/
Ssossh6710/
Sso6710/
Soisse679/
Souths678/
Zsorzs678/
Shosse677/
Jso677/
Xso676/
Shousc675/
Soá675/
Sođ675/
Sxo674/
Shoost673/
Shouss673/
Soß673/
Schosh672/
Soć672/
Sotshe672/
Schoes671/
Schods671/
Sohshe671/
Soishe671/
Sootts671/
Shooss671/
Shousd671/
Shousp671/
Soutts671/
Shoits671/
Ûso671/
Sotsch671/
Shoosz671/
Soushe671/
Soî671/
Soč671/
Sìo671/
Sàs671/
Shotse671/
Shodsh671/
Soesch670/
Sousch670/
Schose670/
Sohies670/
Shodts670/

Sos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sos in the Georgian language
სოსsos-
Sos in the Hindi language
सोसsosa-
Sos in the Marathi language
सोसsosa81.82
सॉसsosa18.18
Sos in the Arabic language
صوصsws-
صوسsws-
صوسيهswsyh-
سوسيهswsyh-
صوصهswsh-

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