Sosof Surname

241,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Sosof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sosof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala1,6491:9,7531,068
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Sosof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sosof occurs more in Guatemala more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 241,779th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,411,347 people. The surname Sosof occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sosof live; 100 percent live in Central America and 100 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

This last name is most frequently held in Guatemala, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 9,753. In Guatemala Sosof is primarily concentrated in: Sololá Department, where 78 percent are found, Suchitepéquez Department, where 13 percent are found and Chimaltenango Department, where 4 percent are found. Not including Guatemala Sosof is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Iran, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sosoff9112/
Shosof913/
Soosoff831/
Schosof830/
Sosov80614/
Josof8053/
Sosaf8010/
Socof802/
Sosow802/
Sasof801/
Zosof801/
Xosof801/
Cosof800/
Sosova73936/
Josoff7398/
Sosowa7330/
Sousov7321/
Cosoff7318/
Sozoff739/
Shosov738/
Susoff738/
Coshof736/
Sotsov734/
Siosov733/
Joshof733/
Soisow733/
Susoof733/
Soscov733/
Cassof733/
Jossof732/
Sosafe732/
Sasofe732/
Soucof731/
Sossow731/
Xussof731/
Sossov731/
Sosovs731/
Susoft731/
Sousaf731/
Socoff731/
Soshov731/
Josofe731/
Sadsof730/
Shoshov6761/
Cassoff6756/
Sousovs6744/
Soosova6736/
Cossoff6736/
Sousova6732/
Soussov676/
Soucoff675/
Sushoff672/
Sossova672/
Soussow671/
Shahsof671/
Sottsov671/
Josioff671/
Schosow671/
Sashoff670/

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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 Sosof
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