Sough Surname
Approximately 371 people bear this surname
Sough Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 344 | 1:514,950 | 25,488 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Sough (28) may also be a first name.
Sough Demographics
Average Sough Salary in
United States
$51,150 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sough Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sough Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sough occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sough.
How Common Is The Last Name Sough? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 767,694th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 19,642,981 people. The last name Sough occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sough reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 28 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 514,950. In Nigeria Sough is most common in: Benue, where 76 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 11 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Sough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sough last name fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sough Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
Sough earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.54% more than the national average, earning $51,150 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shough | 91 | 830 | / |
| Sougth | 91 | 0 | / |
| Sugh | 89 | 737 | / |
| Sogh | 89 | 196 | / |
| Soug | 89 | 48 | / |
| Schough | 83 | 98 | / |
| Souyagh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sohug | 80 | 451 | / |
| Saugh | 80 | 72 | / |
| Soukh | 80 | 49 | / |
| Shoug | 80 | 24 | / |
| Shugh | 80 | 23 | / |
| Suigh | 80 | 16 | / |
| Shogh | 80 | 13 | / |
| Zough | 80 | 11 | / |
| Siugh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Suegh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Souhg | 80 | 4 | / |
| Soogh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hsugh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Xough | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sugth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soegh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Souqh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shayough | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sog | 75 | 277 | / |
| Sug | 75 | 105 | / |
| Sougue | 73 | 5,901 | / |
| Shohug | 73 | 2,170 | / |
| Shoukh | 73 | 1,578 | / |
| Chough | 73 | 363 | / |
| Schoug | 73 | 220 | / |
| Shuugh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Shaugh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Sauegh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Schugh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Soukhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soyegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souiag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souykh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seusgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Souekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Soushk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sajogh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sayugh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shuigh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Sukh | 67 | 10,753 | / |
| Sugg | 67 | 5,224 | / |
| Souk | 67 | 751 | / |
| Sagh | 67 | 468 | / |
| Souq | 67 | 215 | / |
| Souc | 67 | 206 | / |
| Soux | 67 | 121 | / |
| Sokh | 67 | 120 | / |
| Saug | 67 | 93 | / |
| Sogg | 67 | 48 | / |
| Zugh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Suhk | 67 | 24 | / |
| Zogh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shog | 67 | 18 | / |
| Shug | 67 | 17 | / |
| Sogz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Zoug | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sayoukh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sugs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soeg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Seug | 67 | 7 | / |
| Soig | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sohc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Szog | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suhg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sohg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Siug | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sosg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Soqu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sujg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suhx | 67 | 4 | / |
| Suig | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shayoug | 67 | 3 | / |
| Šugh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sohk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sueg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ságh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sjug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zsug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chhough | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sugt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suhq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souchck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoosgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shojagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shujagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suxh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sugz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sugk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jsog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Sough
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