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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sosy? popularity and diffusion
Sosy is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Sosy are found; 36 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 244,199th most common forename worldwide, held by 1,072 people.
The last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 3,552,300. In Kenya Sosy is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 69 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 31 percent are found. Besides Kenya it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 21 percent are found and Qatar, where 21 percent are found.
Sosy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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