Soughton Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Soughton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Soughton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soughton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Soughton occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Soughton.
How Common Is The Last Name Soughton? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Soughton are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Soughton is most frequent in: Somerset, where 72 percent are found, Greater London, where 8 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Soughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Soughton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Soughton surname rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoughton | 94 | 94 | / |
| Sughton | 93 | 0 | / |
| Schoughton | 89 | 0 | / |
| Coughton | 88 | 9 | / |
| Joughton | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saughton | 88 | 0 | / |
| Shaughton | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sughtom | 80 | 4 | / |
| Caughton | 75 | 3 | / |
| Coughtan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suhghtan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seighton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cuighton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Giughton | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shanghton | 71 | 0 | / |
| Coghtan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caighton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ceighton | 63 | 1 | / |
| Saghehestan | 53 | 6 | / |
| Zaghtan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Zaghtahn | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Soughton
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