Sosby Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sosby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sosby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3941:919,94769,072
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Sosby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sosby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 730,373rd most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,356,539 people. The surname Sosby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Sosby are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 919,947. In The United States Sosby is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 31 percent live, Georgia, where 23 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.

Sosby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sosby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sosby surname grew 1,642 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sosby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sosby last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sosby are 27.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.67% registered to vote for the party.

Sosby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.62% less than the national average, earning $33,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sosbey9148/
Soesby914/
Soby891,775/
Soesbey830/
Sobhy80178,189/
Cosby8016,050/
Sobey802,703/
Sobay80807/
Soboy80600/
Sosbe80366/
Sooby80189/
Shoby80106/
Souby8035/
Susby8023/
Sobiy8016/
Sohby806/
Szoby806/
Sesby805/
Sobyo802/
Josby802/
Sobyś801/
Sosbè801/
Sotby801/
Soxby800/
Sobhey732,089/
Soubhy73585/
Schoby73324/
Cosbey73286/
Shouby73280/
Soesbe73271/
Sosbee73246/
Soybay73187/
Shobey73138/
Soobhy73122/
Shasby7383/
Sobaya7356/
Sausby7331/
Soobay7324/
Jassby7315/
Sobhay7312/
Soubay7311/
Cosboy737/
Sobahy736/
Sobhiy736/
Shooby735/
Cassby734/
Sobyhh734/
Sobehy734/
Chosby733/
Siesby733/
Soubey733/
Shobay732/
Coosby731/
Zoshby731/
Shosba731/
Shosbe731/
Sessby731/
Soyboy731/
Sobhyo731/
Soibay731/
Sasboy730/
Saxsby730/
Cosbay730/
Sosway730/
Sosbie730/
Soba6727,316/
Saby674,943/
Sobe673,024/
Sobi672,211/
Southby67614/
Sovy67140/
Zoby67133/
Soesbee67127/
Schobey67125/
Soobaya6774/
Sousbie6752/
Soubaya6745/
Schouby6743/
Sodsuay6723/
Shatsby674/
Sobheey674/
Shobaya673/
Sobé673/
Shobahy672/
Soubouy672/
Sheshby672/
Sheesby671/
Cossbey671/
Sobhaiy671/
Soesbie671/
Soothby671/
Soudtby671/
Shoobyo671/
Sobá671/
Shoosbi671/
Schosba671/
Cousbey671/
Shoubyi671/
Soobhhy671/
Shasboy670/
Cousboy670/
Schooby670/
Suddsby670/

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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 Sosby
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