Sosov Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Sosov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sosov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4191:343,96934,263
Ukraine761:598,98365,662
Moldova671:53,1557,609
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Šõšov (15) are calculated separately.

Sosov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sosov (Russian: Сосов) is most common in Russia. It may be found in the variant forms: Šõšov. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sosov is the 527,543rd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. The last name Sosov is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Sosov are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 69 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Sosov is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 419 people, or 1 in 343,969. In Russia Sosov is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 13 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 12 percent reside and Moldova, where 11 percent reside.

Sosov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sosov last name are 0.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 45.83% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sosova91936/
Sosoev9127/
Sousov9121/
Shosov918/
Sotsov914/
Soscov913/
Siosov913/
Soshov911/
Sosovs911/
Sossov911/
Shoshov8361/
Sousovs8344/
Soosova8336/
Sousova8332/
Soussov836/
Shossov834/
Sossova832/
Sottsov831/
Sasov801,956/
Sosof801,652/
Sosop80133/
Sosev8093/
Sosav8038/
Josov8015/
Šõšov8015/
Cosov805/
Sozov805/
Sesov804/
Zosov803/
Sosow802/
Socov801/
Shoshova7774/
Schossov776/
Shoshoev774/
Shossova772/
Shchosov771/
Sasova73731/
Sashov73311/
Sozsav7381/
Soysop7331/
Sosowa7330/
Sascov7328/
Coscov7317/
Sosiev7316/
Zhosov7316/
Sosope7316/
Sosaev7314/
Sozoev7313/
Sosoff7312/
Giosov7311/
Soshev738/
Chosov738/
Jassov738/
Sozova737/
Sausov737/
Shasov736/
Shesov735/
Sassov735/
Zosova734/
Shosof733/
Soisow733/
Seshov732/
Shosav732/
Shosev732/
Satsov731/
Coosov731/
Sazoov731/
Shozov731/
Sousev731/
Sozhov731/
Soshav731/
Sossow731/
Sõtsov731/
Cassov731/
Soosav731/
Sjosop731/
Shooshova711/
Sashova67283/
Shashov67227/
Shoshev67213/
Soushev6735/
Shatsov6733/
Sheshov6722/
Zhosova6720/
Giosova6710/
Saushov679/
Shasova675/
Sosoeff673/
Zoitsov673/
Zoytsov672/
Zoshova672/
Choshov671/
Choysov671/
Dzhosov671/
Soosoff671/
Shoshav671/
Sesshov671/
Shausov671/
Sozhova671/
Soussow671/
Sassova671/
Satshov671/
Schosow671/
Tjossov671/
Schosof670/

Sosov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sosov in the Russian language
Сосовsosov-

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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 Sosov
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