Soso Surname
Approximately 27,403 people bear this surname
Soso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 7,047 | 1:13,046 | 1,553 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,036 | 1:4,385 | 583 |
| Morocco | 4,090 | 1:8,429 | 1,121 |
| Libya | 3,406 | 1:1,833 | 558 |
| DR Congo | 588 | 1:125,646 | 13,565 |
| Tanzania | 540 | 1:98,040 | 9,704 |
| Papua New Guinea | 520 | 1:15,680 | 1,530 |
| Nigeria | 482 | 1:367,516 | 19,654 |
| Algeria | 438 | 1:88,200 | 13,533 |
| Philippines | 355 | 1:285,178 | 41,105 |
| Brazil | 320 | 1:668,982 | 24,697 |
| Kenya | 307 | 1:150,423 | 11,954 |
| Italy | 257 | 1:237,964 | 32,519 |
| South Africa | 248 | 1:218,458 | 22,930 |
| United States | 220 | 1:1,647,541 | 109,999 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Argentina | 142 | 1:301,010 | 24,024 |
| Thailand | 140 | 1:504,560 | 87,939 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| Iraq | 84 | 1:416,924 | 7,373 |
| Russia | 67 | 1:2,151,090 | 130,958 |
| Solomon Islands | 66 | 1:8,788 | 1,464 |
| Guatemala | 57 | 1:282,152 | 4,372 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Lithuania | 49 | 1:61,930 | 9,378 |
| Syria | 41 | 1:470,757 | 5,123 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Palestine | 28 | 1:162,459 | 8,501 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Venezuela | 19 | 1:1,589,688 | 20,788 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Lesotho | 18 | 1:112,920 | 11,579 |
| Lebanon | 17 | 1:331,593 | 10,584 |
| Oman | 16 | 1:230,498 | 3,970 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Guyana | 12 | 1:63,518 | 5,280 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 | 1:11,266 | 808 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Sošo (15), Sosô (1), Šošo (154), Sósó (1) & Šošó (1) are calculated separately.
Soso (50,548) may also be a first name.
Soso Demographics
Average Soso Salary in
United States
$43,217 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soso (Arabic: صوسو, Georgian: სოსო, Marathi: सोसो, Russian: Сосо) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Sošo, Sosô, Šošo, Sósó or Šošó. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soso? popularity and diffusion
Soso is the 19,960th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 265,940 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Soso are found; 55 percent are found in North Africa and 38 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Soso is also the 18,342nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 50,548 people.
Soso is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 7,047 people, or 1 in 13,046. Excluding Egypt this surname exists in 108 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 26 percent live and Morocco, where 15 percent live.
Soso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Soso has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Soso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Soso surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Soso are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.
The amount Soso earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.97% more than the national average, earning R 349,248 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% more than the national average, earning $43,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.03% less than the national average, earning $43,208 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soso in the Georgian language | ||
| სოსო | soso | - |
| Soso in the Marathi language | ||
| सोसो | soso | - |
| Soso in the Russian language | ||
| Сосо | soso | - |
| Soso in the Arabic language | ||
| صوسو | swsw | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soso
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