Sou Surname

38,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Sou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso5,9131:3,104397
Chad1,7331:7,8431,090
Egypt1,0071:91,2977,912
United States9271:391,00234,347
Papua New Guinea5121:15,9251,562
India4761:1,611,48259,236
Japan3841:332,92811,709
Indonesia3661:361,33731,136
Ivory Coast2641:87,3914,660
Cameroon2211:93,97811,213
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Mauritania2141:19,1351,747
Congo1931:25,8502,795
Iran1881:408,41826,045
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Thailand1311:539,22492,925
France1181:562,90476,109
Canada961:383,80834,152
Malaysia961:307,23216,754
Cambodia671:231,1513,209
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
China541:25,320,7701,385
Niger501:383,84010,800
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Australia451:599,90442,958
England381:1,466,26563,675
Solomon Islands351:16,5723,167
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Benin211:492,17232,947
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Sou (33,198) may also be a first name.

Sou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺻﻮ, Hindi: सोऊ, Marathi: सोऊ, Russian: Соу) is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sou is the 38,086th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 527,395 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Sou are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 25,764th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 33,198 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 5,913 people, or 1 in 3,104. In Burkina Faso Sou is most numerous in: Sud-Ouest Region, where 65 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 17 percent live and Centre Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Burkina Faso it occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.

Sou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sou last name rose 3,565 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sou last name are 0.65000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 195.51% more than the national average, earning R 702,240 per year; in United States they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $41,940 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% more than the national average, earning $50,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soud8615,405/
Shou866,260/
Sous864,143/
Sohu861,954/
Souh861,144/
Sout86608/
Soup86444/
Soue86410/
Souz86316/
Soux86121/
Souy86104/
Sjou8621/
Souš8614/
Souś866/
Souj865/
Jsou864/
Ssou864/
Sgou863/
Zsou861/
Souî861/
Xsou861/
Hsou861/
Su807,767,681/
So801,141,441/
Shoup757,082/
Schou755,481/
Hsouh751,909/
Souha751,122/
Sayou751,017/
Shout75990/
Souss75987/
Souch75722/
Soued75601/
Soult75566/
Sajou75400/
Sjouh75340/
Shous75289/
Souhe75261/
Souet75230/
Souja75137/
Shouh7598/
Soust7592/
Souyo7570/
Seyou7567/
Shoud7561/
Shoue7560/
Souya7552/
Souts7551/
Saiou7551/
Saoue7548/
Souye7547/
Souhy7535/
Souji7532/
Soudh7519/
Souys7518/
Souia7513/
Soucz7513/
Souie7512/
Soues7511/
Soutz758/
Soush758/
Souzs753/
Shouy752/
Souzz752/
Sieou752/
Souht752/
Souep752/
Seeou752/
Soutt751/
Soyau751/
Souph751/
Sohue751/
Hssou751/
Sooou751/
Souje751/
Soudt751/
Souee751/
Soueh751/
Sjout751/
Shouz751/
Souès751/
Sousd751/
Sssou751/
Sauou751/
Séhou751/
Souyd751/
Souij751/
Hsout751/
Souhs750/
Shoux750/
Zou674,240,325/
Shu671,286,913/
Sui67551,753/
Soe67539,113/
Sau67266,328/
Suo67177,719/
Soy6792,153/
Siu6783,730/
Hsu6767,802/
Soh6750,750/
Sut6749,273/
Soo6744,433/
Suh6740,497/
Soa6737,917/
Suy6736,704/
Sue6727,092/
Sud6724,472/
Sos6721,453/
Soi6718,566/
Sho6715,498/
Sio6715,200/
Seu6711,763/
Sop678,021/
Sayoud677,825/
Sus676,960/
Sot676,602/
Sup672,488/
Souiah672,039/
Souyah671,241/
Soujaa671,094/
Sod67938/
Soj67911/
São67894/
Suu67870/
Seyoud67833/
Schout67791/
Souyad67749/
Shoush67475/
Sjo67439/
Suz67369/
Sajoux67359/
Sayout67342/
Szu67328/
Souiad67323/
Sayous67314/
Sohoue67301/
Soz67282/
Hso67280/
Sahoue67246/
Shouja67218/
Souyeh67195/
Sayouh67178/
Souied67176/
Shoudt67139/
Schous67117/
Shoutz67116/
Schoup67109/
Souiet67102/
Shoult6795/
Shouji6793/
Shouts6772/
Schoue6772/
Szo6770/
Suß6769/
Siehou6767/
Souyed6759/
Shouha6755/
Suj6743/
Soyaux6743/
Shoupp6739/
Soujah6737/
Shouee6732/
Ssu6730/
Sougie6730/
Souyet6728/
Schoux6727/
Saihou6724/
Seihou6724/
Sgo6723/
Shoust6720/
Shouya6720/
Soï6719/
Xou6718/
Sayoux6716/
Sgu6715/
Sxu6714/
Shajou6713/
Shoujo6712/
Sso6710/
Souiat6710/
Shoutd679/
Souieh679/
Souths678/
Sux678/
Jsu678/
Jso677/
D'Souz676/
Sju676/
Soueïd676/
Soujeh676/
Suś676/
Xso676/
Shouye675/
Soá675/
Sođ675/
Soutch674/
Sxo674/
Seioud673/
Shouss673/
Soujhe673/
Sauhou673/
Soß673/
Soueth673/
Xsu673/
Shouhd672/
Soujod672/
Soucht672/
Shouie672/
Saoues672/
Soć672/
Shouia672/
Sheyou672/
Suá672/
Shayou672/
Sohuhe671/
Shoudd671/
Shoues671/
Shouhy671/
Shousd671/
Shousp671/
Soutth671/
Soutts671/
Saoued671/
Soujet671/
Soyuoz671/
Ûso671/
Souhgi671/
Seyhou671/
Siouee671/
Shouep671/
Shchou671/
Soî671/
Soč671/
Soš671/
Sagiou671/
Saajou671/
Schouh671/
Schoué671/
Seehou671/
Seiïou671/
Sìo671/
Suç671/
Souias670/
Shoutt670/
Shouch670/
Seyous670/
Sousch670/
Schouz670/
Seious670/
Souess670/

Sou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺻﻮsw96.2
ﺻﻮﻩswh2.53
ﺳﻮﻩswh1.27
Sou in the Marathi language
सोऊso'u80
सोनूsonu20
Sou in the Hindi language
सोऊso'u50
सौsau27.38
सोउso'u16.67
सोनूsonu4.76
सोूsou1.19
Sou in the Russian language
Соуsou-

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