Sosanya Surname

153,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sosanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sosanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6591:66,6204,871
England1001:557,18134,216
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Sosanya (61) may also be a first name.

Sosanya Last Name Facts

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

Sosanya (Hindi: सोसन्या) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/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 Sosanya? popularity and diffusion

Sosanya is the 153,760th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,549,876 people. The surname Sosanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sosanya are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 61 people.

The surname Sosanya is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,659 people, or 1 in 66,620. In Nigeria Sosanya is most common in: Ogun, where 54 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Oyo, where 7 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Sosanya is found in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Sosanya Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sosanya are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Sosanya earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shosanya931,056/
Soshanya933/
Sosanyah932/
Sotshanya881/
Sasanya8685/
Sosonya8617/
Susanya8613/
Sosanyo861/
Shasanya80188/
Sudsanya802/
Shosanyo802/
Shoxanya802/
Sushanya801/
Shushanya758/
Sudseanya756/
Sotshanja751/
Sasania71148/
Susagna7197/
Chassaynya7155/
Susania7154/
Zasonya7117/
Susanyo717/
Sasanja714/
Sasanyo713/
Sasonya711/
Soodsaneha711/
Shosonya6721/
Sochania674/
Sozainia671/
Susaniah671/
Shasonya671/
Sassania671/
Sasannia671/
Susanjha671/
Sasanjay671/
Susannia670/

Sosanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sosanya in the Hindi language
सोसन्याsosan'ya-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sosanya
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