Sou Surname
Approximately 13,818 people bear this surname
Sou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5,913 | 1:3,104 | 397 |
| Chad | 1,733 | 1:7,843 | 1,090 |
| Egypt | 1,007 | 1:91,297 | 7,912 |
| United States | 927 | 1:391,002 | 34,347 |
| Papua New Guinea | 512 | 1:15,925 | 1,562 |
| India | 476 | 1:1,611,482 | 59,236 |
| Japan | 384 | 1:332,928 | 11,709 |
| Indonesia | 366 | 1:361,337 | 31,136 |
| Ivory Coast | 264 | 1:87,391 | 4,660 |
| Cameroon | 221 | 1:93,978 | 11,213 |
| Algeria | 218 | 1:177,209 | 21,974 |
| Mauritania | 214 | 1:19,135 | 1,747 |
| Congo | 193 | 1:25,850 | 2,795 |
| Iran | 188 | 1:408,418 | 26,045 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Thailand | 131 | 1:539,224 | 92,925 |
| France | 118 | 1:562,904 | 76,109 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Malaysia | 96 | 1:307,232 | 16,754 |
| Cambodia | 67 | 1:231,151 | 3,209 |
| Russia | 56 | 1:2,573,626 | 147,394 |
| China | 54 | 1:25,320,770 | 1,385 |
| Niger | 50 | 1:383,840 | 10,800 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | 1:16,572 | 3,167 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Benin | 21 | 1:492,172 | 32,947 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Sou (33,198) may also be a first name.
Sou Demographics
Average Male Sou Height
173.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soud | 86 | 15,405 | / |
| Shou | 86 | 6,260 | / |
| Sous | 86 | 4,143 | / |
| Sohu | 86 | 1,954 | / |
| Souh | 86 | 1,144 | / |
| Sout | 86 | 608 | / |
| Soup | 86 | 444 | / |
| Soue | 86 | 410 | / |
| Souz | 86 | 316 | / |
| Soux | 86 | 121 | / |
| Souy | 86 | 104 | / |
| Sjou | 86 | 21 | / |
| Souš | 86 | 14 | / |
| Souś | 86 | 6 | / |
| Souj | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jsou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Ssou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sgou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zsou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Souî | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xsou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hsou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Su | 80 | 7,767,681 | / |
| So | 80 | 1,141,441 | / |
| Shoup | 75 | 7,082 | / |
| Schou | 75 | 5,481 | / |
| Hsouh | 75 | 1,909 | / |
| Souha | 75 | 1,122 | / |
| Sayou | 75 | 1,017 | / |
| Shout | 75 | 990 | / |
| Souss | 75 | 987 | / |
| Souch | 75 | 722 | / |
| Soued | 75 | 601 | / |
| Soult | 75 | 566 | / |
| Sajou | 75 | 400 | / |
| Sjouh | 75 | 340 | / |
| Shous | 75 | 289 | / |
| Souhe | 75 | 261 | / |
| Souet | 75 | 230 | / |
| Souja | 75 | 137 | / |
| Shouh | 75 | 98 | / |
| Soust | 75 | 92 | / |
| Souyo | 75 | 70 | / |
| Seyou | 75 | 67 | / |
| Shoud | 75 | 61 | / |
| Shoue | 75 | 60 | / |
| Souya | 75 | 52 | / |
| Souts | 75 | 51 | / |
| Saiou | 75 | 51 | / |
| Saoue | 75 | 48 | / |
| Souye | 75 | 47 | / |
| Souhy | 75 | 35 | / |
| Souji | 75 | 32 | / |
| Soudh | 75 | 19 | / |
| Souys | 75 | 18 | / |
| Souia | 75 | 13 | / |
| Soucz | 75 | 13 | / |
| Souie | 75 | 12 | / |
| Soues | 75 | 11 | / |
| Soutz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Soush | 75 | 8 | / |
| Souzs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shouy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Souzz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sieou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Souht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Souep | 75 | 2 | / |
| Seeou | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soutt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soyau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sohue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hssou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sooou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soudt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soueh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjout | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shouz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souès | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sousd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sssou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sauou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Séhou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souij | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hsout | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souhs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shoux | 75 | 0 | / |
| Zou | 67 | 4,240,325 | / |
| Shu | 67 | 1,286,913 | / |
| Sui | 67 | 551,753 | / |
| Soe | 67 | 539,113 | / |
| Sau | 67 | 266,328 | / |
| Suo | 67 | 177,719 | / |
| Soy | 67 | 92,153 | / |
| Siu | 67 | 83,730 | / |
| Hsu | 67 | 67,802 | / |
| Soh | 67 | 50,750 | / |
| Sut | 67 | 49,273 | / |
| Soo | 67 | 44,433 | / |
| Suh | 67 | 40,497 | / |
| Soa | 67 | 37,917 | / |
| Suy | 67 | 36,704 | / |
| Sue | 67 | 27,092 | / |
| Sud | 67 | 24,472 | / |
| Sos | 67 | 21,453 | / |
| Soi | 67 | 18,566 | / |
| Sho | 67 | 15,498 | / |
| Sio | 67 | 15,200 | / |
| Seu | 67 | 11,763 | / |
| Sop | 67 | 8,021 | / |
| Sayoud | 67 | 7,825 | / |
| Sus | 67 | 6,960 | / |
| Sot | 67 | 6,602 | / |
| Sup | 67 | 2,488 | / |
| Souiah | 67 | 2,039 | / |
| Souyah | 67 | 1,241 | / |
| Soujaa | 67 | 1,094 | / |
| Sod | 67 | 938 | / |
| Soj | 67 | 911 | / |
| São | 67 | 894 | / |
| Suu | 67 | 870 | / |
| Seyoud | 67 | 833 | / |
| Schout | 67 | 791 | / |
| Souyad | 67 | 749 | / |
| Shoush | 67 | 475 | / |
| Sjo | 67 | 439 | / |
| Suz | 67 | 369 | / |
| Sajoux | 67 | 359 | / |
| Sayout | 67 | 342 | / |
| Szu | 67 | 328 | / |
| Souiad | 67 | 323 | / |
| Sayous | 67 | 314 | / |
| Sohoue | 67 | 301 | / |
| Soz | 67 | 282 | / |
| Hso | 67 | 280 | / |
| Sahoue | 67 | 246 | / |
| Shouja | 67 | 218 | / |
| Souyeh | 67 | 195 | / |
| Sayouh | 67 | 178 | / |
| Souied | 67 | 176 | / |
| Shoudt | 67 | 139 | / |
| Schous | 67 | 117 | / |
| Shoutz | 67 | 116 | / |
| Schoup | 67 | 109 | / |
| Souiet | 67 | 102 | / |
| Shoult | 67 | 95 | / |
| Shouji | 67 | 93 | / |
| Shouts | 67 | 72 | / |
| Schoue | 67 | 72 | / |
| Szo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Suß | 67 | 69 | / |
| Siehou | 67 | 67 | / |
| Souyed | 67 | 59 | / |
| Shouha | 67 | 55 | / |
| Suj | 67 | 43 | / |
| Soyaux | 67 | 43 | / |
| Shoupp | 67 | 39 | / |
| Soujah | 67 | 37 | / |
| Shouee | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ssu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Sougie | 67 | 30 | / |
| Souyet | 67 | 28 | / |
| Schoux | 67 | 27 | / |
| Saihou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Seihou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sgo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Shoust | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shouya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Soï | 67 | 19 | / |
| Xou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sayoux | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sgu | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sxu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Shajou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shoujo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Souiat | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shoutd | 67 | 9 | / |
| Souieh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Souths | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sux | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jsu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jso | 67 | 7 | / |
| D'Souz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sju | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soueïd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soujeh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Suś | 67 | 6 | / |
| Xso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shouye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soá | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sođ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soutch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sxo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seioud | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shouss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soujhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sauhou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soueth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Xsu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shouhd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soujod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soucht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shouie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Saoues | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shouia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheyou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sohuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoudd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shousd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shousp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soutth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soutts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saoued | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soujet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyuoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ûso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souhgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seyhou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siouee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shchou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soč | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sagiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saajou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoué | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seehou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seiïou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sìo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souias | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shoutt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shouch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seyous | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sousch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schouz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seious | 67 | 0 | / |
| Souess | 67 | 0 | / |
Sou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺻﻮ | sw | 96.2 |
| ﺻﻮﻩ | swh | 2.53 |
| ﺳﻮﻩ | swh | 1.27 |
| Sou in the Marathi language | ||
| सोऊ | so'u | 80 |
| सोनू | sonu | 20 |
| Sou in the Hindi language | ||
| सोऊ | so'u | 50 |
| सौ | sau | 27.38 |
| सोउ | so'u | 16.67 |
| सोनू | sonu | 4.76 |
| सोू | sou | 1.19 |
| Sou in the Russian language | ||
| Соу | sou | - |
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Footnotes
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