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 last name Sosov (Russian: Сосов) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šõšov. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 527,543rd most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Sosov reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 343,969. In Russia Sosov is most numerous in: Moscow, where 13 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 11 percent are found and Rostov Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Besides Russia this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 12 percent are found and Moldova, where 11 percent are found.

Sosov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sosov surname are 0.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 45.83% registered with the political 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
  • 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 Sosov
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