Sosun Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Sosun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 204 | 1:381,478 | 23,500 |
| Ukraine | 61 | 1:746,274 | 76,759 |
| Russia | 50 | 1:2,882,461 | 158,532 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
The alternate forms: Sõsun (1) are calculated separately.
Sosun (1,056) may also be a first name.
Sosun Demographics
Sosun Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Sosun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sosun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sosun (Georgian: სოსუნ, Hindi: सोसुन, Russian: Сосун) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sõsun. For other potential spellings of Sosun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sosun? popularity and diffusion
Sosun is the 783,439th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Sosun are found; 53 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 246,335th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 1,056 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 381,478. In Turkey Sosun is most common in: Agri Province, where 45 percent live, Antalya Province, where 18 percent live and Kayseri Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Turkey it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 17 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.
Sosun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sosun surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sosun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sosun in the Georgian language | ||
| სოსუნ | sosun | - |
| Sosun in the Hindi language | ||
| सोसुन | sosuna | - |
| Sosun in the Russian language | ||
| Сосун | sosun | - |
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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 Sosun
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