Sosu Surname

42,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Sosu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sosu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana10,8061:2,501400
Nigeria5211:340,00518,467
Romania2731:73,5458,758
Japan1141:1,121,44121,240
Moldova901:39,5716,032
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
England151:3,714,537119,675
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Şoşu (41) are calculated separately.

Sosu (782) may also be a first name.

Sosu Last Name Facts

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

Sosu (Hindi: सोसू, Marathi: सोसु, Russian: Сосу) occurs most in Ghana. It can be found as: Şoşu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,998th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 601,978 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sosu reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 293,371st most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 782 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 10,806 people, or 1 in 2,501. Excluding Ghana this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and Romania, where 2 percent are found.

Sosu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sosu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 38.3% less than the national average, earning $26,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.19% less than the national average, earning $32,697 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sosuh89357/
Sosui89301/
Sosut89220/
Sotsu89159/
Shosu89132/
Sosou8993/
Sossu8967/
Soosu8965/
Soshu8962/
Sosud8926/
Sosup8915/
Sousu8913/
Sosuz895/
Sosau895/
Soscu894/
Soysu893/
Sosuu891/
Sosiu891/
Siosu891/
Şoşu8341/
Sossou8054,886/
Sousou807,822/
Shosui80429/
Shoshu80148/
Sossau80121/
Sousuz8020/
Soysuz8015/
Soiseu8014/
Soosuu8014/
Sodsup8010/
Sohsiu808/
Sotsou805/
Shoosu804/
Soisud804/
Soussu802/
Sosscu802/
Sohsup802/
Shotsu801/
Sgousu801/
Sosuch801/
Shosuu801/
Sossus801/
Soushu801/
Sotshu801/
Sosgou801/
Soshou801/
Soisut801/
Sodsud801/
Sossut801/
Sosuth801/
Sasu7520,534/
Josu752,356/
Soju75550/
Zosu75530/
Sesu75308/
Socu75135/
Cosu7587/
Sozu7565/
Soxu751/
Soussou732,555/
Sossous7313/
Soutsou7310/
Sossoux735/
Soshoux734/
Sosssou734/
Siosiua733/
Sossaus731/
Soosuuz731/
Shoshud731/
Soussau731/
Soussui731/
Sossouy731/
Cossu6717,275/
Sosoo673,058/
Sassu672,515/
Shoju67946/
Seshu67875/
Soussouh67633/
Cassu67607/
Sociu67585/
Saesu67520/
Josui67487/
Sasou67408/
Sasut67403/
Sajou67400/
Giosu67339/
Zhosu67305/
Joshu67303/
Sozou67220/
Satsu67196/
Jassu67149/
Sosoe67140/
Hsoussou67136/
Zoshu67135/
Sasui67132/
Sessu67131/
Sossouhe67115/
Sjoshult67115/
Schossau6795/
Sasau6791/
Shesu6782/
Zosui6772/
Sashu6764/
Sascu6754/
Jossu6747/
Jotsu6747/
Zossu6746/
Siasu6744/
Shasu6744/
Shusu6741/
Sazou6739/
Joosu6738/
Sahsu6734/
Soussouy6734/
Saasu6733/
Sausu6730/
Soycu6729/
Sasus6723/
Sesau6721/
Zotsu6720/
Shoushou6715/
Josus6714/
Sochu6713/
Zosou6711/
Djosu6710/
Sasud6710/
Schoesau679/
Seesu678/
Josuy677/
Sasiu677/
Josau677/
Shozu676/
Souju676/
Jasou675/
Josou674/
Seseu674/
Zasou674/
Coseu674/
Zousu674/
Sasuh673/
Chosu673/
Sesuh673/
Siesu673/
Joisu673/
Soicu673/
Sesui673/
Scocu673/
Soussous672/
Sojou672/
Socou672/
Sozcu672/
Ssusu672/
Sojui672/
Coscu672/
Sasup672/
Josup672/
Sasuu671/
Cesou671/
Joseu671/
Coshu671/
Sesuy671/
Joxsu671/
Sossó671/
Sozeu671/
Saseu671/
Sàssu671/
Cosui671/
Sotju671/
Soyju671/
Sozzu671/

Sosu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sosu in the Hindi language
सोसूsosu-
Sosu in the Marathi language
सोसुsosu-
Sosu in the Russian language
Сосуsosu-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sosu
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