Sosso Surname

83,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Monaco

Sosso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sosso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,2401:14,8001,161
Cameroon1,2341:16,8312,313
Mali7741:21,924790
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Morocco6821:50,5518,318
Italy3251:188,17427,701
Benin1681:61,5217,570
Congo1401:35,6363,457
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
France861:772,35794,336
Ivory Coast821:281,35610,805
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Australia331:818,05251,601
Niger271:710,81516,981
Monaco151:2,471143
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England91:6,190,895170,599
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Sossô (1), Sossó (1) & Sossõ (1) are calculated separately.

Sosso (3,721) may also be a first name.

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 or territory. It may occur as: Sossô, Sossó or Sossõ. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sosso is the 83,434th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,255,824 people. The last name Sosso is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Sosso live; 52 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Mande Africa. Sosso is also the 115,468th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,721 people.

Sosso is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 1,240 people, or 1 in 14,800. In Burkina Faso Sosso is most frequent in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 67 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 19 percent reside and Centre Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Burkina Faso it is found in 42 countries. It also occurs 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 Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sossô931/
Sossó931/
Sossõ931/
Sossou9154,886/
Sousso91534/
Suosso9119/
Sossot9118/
Sossoh919/
Sossoa914/
Sossuo912/
Sossoo912/
Sossoi912/
Soisso911/
Soosso911/
Sossoy911/
Scosso911/
Sossos911/
Soso8927,403/
Soussou832,555/
Schosso8316/
Sossous8313/
Sossois8312/
Sossoux835/
Sosssou834/
Sjossou831/
Sasso8026,736/
Sossa8025,541/
Sosoo803,058/
Susso802,600/
Josso802,251/
Cosso802,210/
Sesso801,575/
Sosio801,553/
Zosso801,254/
Sosas801,142/
Sosoi80465/
Souso80371/
Sooso80149/
Sosop80133/
Sosou8093/
Sosoh8080/
Soiso8019/
Sosoy8018/
Soeso8016/
Sosod8011/
Sosoa8011/
Sohso8011/
Sosot8010/
Sosos806/
Sosho805/
Sotso804/
Sosuo802/
Sésso801/
Ssoso801/
Soussouh77633/
Hsoussou77136/
Soussous772/
Soissois771/
Shosho7315,420/
Sousou737,822/
Zossou736,789/
Sassou735,423/
Soussa735,015/
Sossah732,513/
Scasso731,325/
Jossop731,051/
Sodsod73949/
Soosoo73651/
Sassot73320/
Suisso73309/
Giosso73207/
Scossa73179/
Sodsoi73179/
Djosso73128/
Sessho73127/
Sossau73121/
Soissa73112/
Jossot7397/
Siosio7396/
Sussot7372/
Jossou7365/
Cossoy7352/
Sassoh7346/
Sousas7333/
Soysop7331/
Sozsoy7326/
Sodsoy7325/
Soisoi7321/
Soesoo7319/
Soitso7319/
Soysoz7316/
Soisod7316/
Sotsas7314/
Sessoi7312/
Soïssa7311/
Sossat7310/
Sotsot736/
Soesio735/
Sussoh735/
Sotsou735/
Sosood735/
Sosoth734/
Sotsho734/
Sodsot733/
Suosio733/
Shesso733/
Jousso733/
Chosso732/
Sausso732/
Ssossa732/
Siasso732/
Sohsio732/
Shasso731/
Suosuo731/
Sotsio731/
Sassso731/
Jossoh731/
Zossoy731/
Soosoi731/
Soossa731/
Sosgou731/
Soshou731/
Soshoy731/
Sosohj731/
Sossas731/
Sessoh731/
Sjossa731/
Soîssa731/
Scosho731/
Sèssou731/
Sussoy731/
Cassso731/
Cossìo731/
Seusso731/
Sessuo731/
Shusso731/
Siusso731/
Sosooh731/
Sosa67762,351/
Djossou6733,742/
Sozo67841/
Joussot67165/
Shoshoo67131/
Schesso67100/
Soxo6780/
Sočo6761/
Siosios6739/
Jossoud6735/
Soutsas6720/
Soussah6717/
Saussot6716/
Sošo6715/
Saussoy6715/
Shussho6715/
Saussou6713/
Djousso6713/
Djossoh6712/
Soutsou6710/
Chousso6710/
Sosahas677/
Soshash677/
Tcousso676/
Soshoux674/
Giossos673/
Zoussou672/
Siessou672/
Jossoph672/
Sassooy671/
Coussoy671/
Sossaus671/
Giossou671/
Shassot671/
Sotsios671/
Sosô671/
Suissou671/
Joussou671/
Sosá671/
Sesssou671/
Siossat671/
Shoshoj671/
Soussau671/
Soćo671/
Saassou671/
Sassoht671/
Sassoup671/
Djossoi671/
Djossop671/
Shoosho671/
Souysod671/
Schasso670/
Choisso670/

Sosso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sosso in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﺳﻮswsw86.36
ﺻﻮﺻﻮswsw13.64
Sosso in the Russian language
Соссоsosso-

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