Sosi Surname
Approximately 4,338 people bear this surname
Sosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,385 | 1:19,510 | 2,432 |
| Kenya | 511 | 1:90,372 | 8,122 |
| Tanzania | 493 | 1:107,387 | 10,430 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Papua New Guinea | 342 | 1:23,841 | 2,624 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Indonesia | 170 | 1:777,936 | 59,310 |
| Italy | 145 | 1:421,770 | 46,205 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| South Africa | 66 | 1:820,874 | 55,153 |
| Iran | 57 | 1:1,347,062 | 55,719 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | 1:16,572 | 3,167 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Šoši (1) are calculated separately.
Sosi (4,632) may also be a first name.
Sosi Demographics
Sosi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sosi (Georgian: სოსი, Hindi: सोसी, Marathi: सॉसी, Oriya: େଶାଷି, Russian: Соси) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Šoši. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sosi is the 107,558th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,679,932 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Sosi reside; 32 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sosi is also the 100,750th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 4,632 people.
The last name is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,385 people, or 1 in 19,510. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Sosi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sosi surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Sosi surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sosi earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 53.39% less than the national average, earning €13,996 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.76% less than the national average, earning R 83,736 per year and in United States they earn 17.65% less than the national average, earning $35,533 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sosi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sosi in the Georgian language | ||
| სოსი | sosi | - |
| Sosi in the Hindi language | ||
| सोसी | sosi | 99.71 |
| नोसी | nosi | 0.15 |
| Sosi in the Marathi language | ||
| सॉसी | sosi | 80.65 |
| सोसी | sosi | 19.35 |
| Sosi in the Oriya language | ||
| େଶାଷି | esasi | 34.48 |
| େଶାଶି | esasi | 20.69 |
| େଶାଶୀ | esasi | 13.79 |
| େଶାଷୀ | esasi | 13.79 |
| େଶାସି | esasi | 6.9 |
| େସାସି | esasi | 3.45 |
| େଶାସୀ | esasi | 3.45 |
| ଶଶି | sasi | 3.45 |
| Sosi in the Russian language | ||
| Соси | sosi | - |
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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
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- 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 Sosi
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