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
Soso Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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) occurs most in Egypt. It can also appear as: Sošo, Sosô, Šošo, Sósó or Šošó. Click here for further potential spellings of Soso.
How Common Is The Last Name Soso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 19,960th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 265,940 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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. It is also the 18,342nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 50,548 people.
Soso is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 7,047 people, or 1 in 13,046. Aside from Egypt this last name is found in 108 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 26 percent are found and Morocco, where 15 percent are found.
Soso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Soso has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Soso last name expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Soso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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 national average, with 57.69% registered to vote for 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
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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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