Sous Surname

111,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Palestine

Sous Surname User-submission:

The surname Sous or Souse comes from a small village in France; and appears mainly in Lebanon and middle East because in the first crusade in the year 1090 these Christians fought in the Crusade and stayed in the Holy Land after.

Sous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Palestine6111:7,4451,582
Mali5161:32,8861,020
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Jordan3421:25,8553,475
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
France2651:250,65238,735
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Germany1951:412,84937,725
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Lebanon611:92,4115,750
Belarus521:182,71323,870
Cambodia501:309,7433,545
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India51:153,413,076951,030
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Souš (14) & Souś (6) are calculated separately.

Sous (714) may also be a first name.

Sous Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Sous or Souse comes from a small village in France; and appears mainly in Lebanon and middle East because in the first crusade in the year 1090 these Christians fought in the Crusade and stayed in the Holy Land after.

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Sous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sous (Russian: Соус) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can be rendered as a variant: Souš or Souś. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sous? popularity and diffusion

It is the 111,947th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,759,002 people. Sous occurs predominantly in Asia, where 39 percent of Sous are found; 37 percent are found in West Asia and 25 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 309,041st most numerous given name on earth, held by 714 people.

The surname Sous is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 671 people, or 1 in 137,013. Aside from Egypt Sous is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 15 percent are found and Mali, where 12 percent are found.

Sous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sous has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sous surname expanded 4,643 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sous Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sous surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Sunni (91%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sous are 3.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sous earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $24,042,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.86% more than the national average, earning $58,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souš9214/
Souś926/
Souss89987/
Shous89289/
Soust8992/
Souse8966/
Souts8951/
Souys8918/
Soues8911/
Soush898/
Sgous895/
Souzs893/
Sousz891/
Souès891/
Sousd891/
Souhs890/
Sos8621,453/
Sou8613,818/
Sus866,960/
Shouse805,183/
Sajous802,494/
Sousse80709/
Shoush80475/
Sayous80314/
Schous80117/
Shouts8072/
Shoust8020/
Souths808/
Shousc805/
Shouss803/
Saoues802/
Shoues801/
Shousd801/
Shousp801/
Soutts801/
Soushe801/
Souias800/
Seyous800/
Sousch800/
Seious800/
Souess800/
Suos7524,681/
Ssos7516,325/
Soud7515,405/
Shou756,260/
Soos755,729/
Suse753,444/
Sose753,348/
Saus752,175/
Sust752,153/
Sohu751,954/
Suss751,782/
Sius751,343/
Souh751,144/
Seus751,051/
Suys751,040/
Sots751,031/
Soss75695/
Sost75666/
Susz75627/
Sout75608/
Sosh75491/
Soup75444/
Soue75410/
Sush75360/
Sues75337/
Souz75316/
Sois75223/
Suhs75220/
Sios75170/
Suis75144/
Soux75121/
Souy75104/
Shus7590/
Soes7576/
Sohs7572/
Shos7556/
Szos7524/
Sjou7521/
Szus759/
Souj755/
Suså755/
Sosz755/
Susd755/
Jsou754/
Susp754/
Ssou754/
Sods754/
Jsus754/
Sgou753/
Zous753/
Susc753/
Sxus753/
Sosd752/
Hsus752/
Soxs752/
Suus752/
Xous752/
Zsou751/
Souî751/
Sosc751/
Susû751/
Suxs751/
Sojs751/
Sosj751/
Suzs751/
Sujs751/
Zsus751/
Xsou751/
Hsou751/
Sousova7332/
Schouse737/
Schoust735/
Shouest734/
D'Souzs734/
Shoutts732/
Soujesh732/
Shousse732/
Schoush731/
Shouyse731/
Souïssï731/
Souiess731/
Shoussh731/
Shayous731/
Sousová731/
Soussse731/
Sayoush731/
Shoushe731/
Seehous730/
Schouss730/
Su677,767,681/
So671,141,441/
Soyos677,541/
Shoup677,082/
Schou675,481/
Suess674,419/
Shust673,982/
Hsouh671,909/
Sojos671,754/
Soots671,417/
Sosse671,377/
Sause671,254/
Souha671,122/
Sayou671,017/
Shout67990/
Shosh67988/
Shost67825/
Souch67722/
Soued67601/
Schouest67580/
Soult67566/
Siose67545/
Soost67531/
Sayos67469/
Seuss67423/
Sajou67400/
Shuss67392/
Szost67360/
Sjouh67340/
Sajus67310/
Shoes67298/
Suehs67268/
Suits67265/
Souhe67261/
Sauts67255/
Souet67230/
Schus67223/
Saust67186/
Chous67184/
Suijs67182/
Soose67179/
Sohst67173/
Shose67170/
Sauss67155/
Shuse67143/
Sayus67139/
Souja67137/
Shots67133/
Susse67127/
Shoss67123/
Souce67112/
Shouh6798/
Sahus6784/
Souyo6770/
Søhus6769/
Szusz6767/
Seyou6767/
Shoud6761/
Shoue6760/
Susch6758/
Sssos6754/
Szush6752/
Souya6752/
Saiou6751/
Saoue6748/
Sioss6747/
Souye6747/
Suyes6746/
Suish6744/
Seehousz6744/
Sushe6744/
Seuis6744/
Shaus6738/
Soise6737/
Sosht6737/
Soyes6735/
Souhy6735/
Sjaus6733/
Souji6732/
Shush6728/
Zoush6728/
Soshe6727/
Sajousse6727/
Suoss6727/
Susce6724/
Shoys6724/
Suyts6723/
Schos6722/
Sosch6721/
Soudh6719/
Sujas6718/
Suszt6718/
Saush6717/
Soosh6716/
Seuhs6716/
Sajos6716/
Suyos6716/
Suyas6715/
Shoos6714/
Szoss6714/
Souia6713/
Soucz6713/
Szosz6712/
Sijos6712/
Souie6712/
Soohs6712/
Suise6711/
Seyos6711/
Sausz6710/
Sooss6710/
Shuis679/
Suhse679/
Soutz678/
Sayhouse678/
Sojas678/
Sowes677/
Sotts677/
Szues677/
Suiss677/
Suuse676/
Saušs675/
Suesh675/
Soyas675/
Soths675/
Soisz675/
Sosth674/
Sutsh673/
Soihs673/
Siuss673/
Shues673/
Saues673/
Seuse673/
Sausd673/
Soyis673/
Seusd673/
Sauds672/
Soies672/
Sujis672/
Jseus672/
Soias672/
Soiis672/
Shouy672/
Sheus672/
Souzz672/
Sieou672/
Sooys672/
Souht672/
Souep672/
Sotse672/
Saios672/
Seeou672/
Soutt671/
Soyau671/
Schouesc671/
Siush671/
Sodse671/
Shuhs671/
Sejos671/
Seues671/
Seehouse671/
Sgaus671/
Suhst671/
Suosh671/
Sujos671/
Sustt671/
Szuis671/
Suysh671/
Souph671/
Sosce671/
Sosze671/
Sohue671/
Seios671/
Hssou671/
Zoues671/
Sooou671/
Souje671/
Soudt671/
Souee671/
Soueh671/
Soish671/
Seyus671/
Suezs671/
Siusz671/
Sjout671/
Shouz671/
Sssou671/
Sauhs671/
Sauou671/
Szuos671/
Szusc671/
Szoes671/
Séhou671/
Souyd671/
Souij671/
Sodsh671/
Soods671/
Sjoss671/
Sosxx671/
Suujs671/
Szose671/
Hsout671/
Hsues671/
Soits670/
Suisz670/
Suyse670/
Seyhouse670/
Suias670/
Suots670/
Shods670/
Suies670/
Seuts670/
Shoux670/

Sous Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sous in the Russian language
Соусsous-

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