Sosope Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sosope Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sosope Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Sosope (18) may also be a first name.

Sosope Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sosope is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Sosope click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosope? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. Sosope occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Sosope are found; 75 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 75 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 18 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea Sosope is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 67 percent live, National Capital District, where 25 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea Sosope exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sosop91133/
Soisopee864/
Soysopee861/
Soysop8331/
Sosopi837/
Sosepe833/
Sasope832/
Sosopa832/
Sesope831/
Sjosop831/
Socope831/
Sosopai7710/
Soisopa773/
Soysopa771/
Seshope771/
Socop738,748/
Sosov73614/
Sasop7361/
Sosap7322/
Seshophe7133/
Shashope711/
Josophet711/
Josopher711/
Sajouspe711/
Sheshope711/
Jocope67178/
Sochop67144/
Cosape6774/
Sasape6762/
Sousov6721/
Sasepe6717/
Sesepe6710/
Satsop6710/
Shosov678/
Sodjop678/
Josape677/
Sasopa676/
Jasope676/
Siosov673/
Sotsap672/
Sossov671/
Zosape671/
Susopa671/
Sodsap671/
Saasop671/
Sasopi671/
Casope671/
Cocope671/
Soshov671/
Shocop671/
Soisap671/
Sacope671/
Soosap671/
Socoup670/
Socoop670/

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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 Sosope
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