Sosso Surname
Approximately 5,803 people bear this surname
Sosso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1,240 | 1:14,800 | 1,161 |
| Cameroon | 1,234 | 1:16,831 | 2,313 |
| Mali | 774 | 1:21,924 | 790 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Morocco | 682 | 1:50,551 | 8,318 |
| Italy | 325 | 1:188,174 | 27,701 |
| Benin | 168 | 1:61,521 | 7,570 |
| Congo | 140 | 1:35,636 | 3,457 |
| United States | 119 | 1:3,045,873 | 177,373 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 82 | 1:281,356 | 10,805 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| Niger | 27 | 1:710,815 | 16,981 |
| Monaco | 15 | 1:2,471 | 143 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Sossô (1), Sossó (1) & Sossõ (1) are calculated separately.
Sosso (3,721) may also be a first name.
Sosso Demographics
Average Sosso Salary in
United States
$56,678 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sosso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sosso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sosso (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺳﻮ, Russian: Соссо) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Sossô, Sossó or Sossõ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sosso? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 83,434th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,255,824 people. The last name Sosso occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Sosso are found; 52 percent are found in West Africa and 28 percent are found in Mande Africa. Sosso is also the 115,468th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 3,721 people.
The surname Sosso is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1,240 people, or 1 in 14,800. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 67 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 19 percent reside and Centre Region, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Burkina Faso it occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 21 percent reside and Mali, where 13 percent reside.
Sosso Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sosso surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.
Sosso earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.35% more than the national average, earning $56,678 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sosso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sosso in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﺳﻮ | swsw | 86.36 |
| ﺻﻮﺻﻮ | swsw | 13.64 |
| Sosso in the Russian language | ||
| Соссо | sosso | - |
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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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