Soshu Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Soshu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 61 | 1:2,095,808 | 28,388 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Soshu (181) may also be a first name.
Soshu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soshu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soshu is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soshu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Soshu live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Soshu is also the 677,199th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 181 people.
The last name Soshu is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 2,095,808. In Japan Soshu is most frequent in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 48 percent live, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 34 percent live and Aichi Prefecture, where 7 percent live. Barring Japan Soshu occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live.
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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 Soshu
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