Sosy Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Sosy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 13 | 1:3,552,300 | 39,474 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Sosy (1,072) may also be a first name.
Sosy Demographics
Sosy Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sosy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sosy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sosy (Arabic: صوصى) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sosy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Sosy occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Sosy reside; 36 percent reside in East Africa and 31 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Sosy is also the 244,199th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 1,072 people.
Sosy is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 69 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 31 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found and Qatar, where 21 percent are found.
Sosy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Sosy last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sosy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sosy in the Arabic language | ||
| صوصى | swsy | - |
| صوسى | swsy | - |
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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 Sosy
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