Soy Surname

6,144th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Soy Surname Definition:

A U.S. name. A corruption of Say; from Sai, near Argentan, a town of France, dep. Orne; probably derived from saxum, a rock.

Soy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia45,4641:34166
India35,2211:21,7791,687
Turkey6,4871:11,9971,550
Kenya1,1361:40,6514,262
Philippines5951:170,14827,699
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
United States4801:755,12358,932
Spain3981:117,4679,206
Indonesia2321:570,04045,647
United Arab Emirates1581:57,9895,595
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France1131:587,81278,453
Qatar1091:21,6332,325
Guatemala911:176,7333,618
Mexico801:1,551,57816,530
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Tanzania421:1,260,51546,631
Canada421:877,27667,671
Northern Cyprus361:8,8612,181
Angola361:749,7002,649
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Singapore131:423,66918,211
England121:4,643,172139,951
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
China51:273,464,31313,838
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Soy (14,441) may also be a first name.

Soy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A U.S. name. A corruption of Say; from Sai, near Argentan, a town of France, dep. Orne; probably derived from saxum, a rock.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Soy Last Name Facts

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

Soy (Arabic: صوى, Hindi: सोय, Marathi: सोय, Oriya: ସୟ, Russian: Сой) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,144th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 79,081 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Soy live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 47,616th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 14,441 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 45,464 people, or 1 in 341. In Cambodia it is most prevalent in: Kandal Province, where 11 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent are found and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Cambodia Soy exists in 88 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent are found and Turkey, where 7 percent are found.

Soy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Soy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soy last name grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Soy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Soy last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Soy last name are 5.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.48% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning $39,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.92% less than the national average, earning $42,769 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soya8610,138/
Soye862,045/
Sooy86986/
Soyo86766/
Soyi86673/
Shoy86643/
Sohy86464/
Zsoy86136/
Souy86104/
Scoy8620/
Suoy8617/
Sioy868/
Sojy865/
Soyt864/
Soyd863/
Hsoy863/
Soiy862/
Soyh861/
Sgoy861/
Soyz861/
Sxoy861/
So801,141,441/
Sy80341,129/
Soyos757,541/
Soyez752,742/
Shoya751,302/
Soyad75903/
Suoyo75662/
Soyat75275/
Schoy75230/
Suoye75148/
Shoye75107/
Shoyi7596/
Soych7592/
Sioye7577/
Soyah7575/
Soyiç7575/
Shoyo7573/
Souyo7570/
Soyed7560/
Soyeh7557/
Souya7552/
Souye7547/
Soyet7543/
Soyes7535/
Souhy7535/
Sooyi7535/
Soiyo7528/
Sojiy7526/
Shoys7524/
Sohye7520/
Sioyi7520/
Soyot7518/
Souys7518/
Sioya7513/
Soeye7511/
Soaya7510/
Soyod758/
Sooya757/
Soyie757/
Soyip756/
Soyee756/
Sooye756/
Soyho756/
Soyyi755/
Soyoh755/
Soyas755/
Soyoz755/
Soyha754/
Soyaa754/
Syoyi754/
Soyap753/
Soyoo753/
Soyio753/
Sohyo753/
Soyis753/
Shouy752/
Sioyo752/
Soyep752/
Sooys752/
Soyau751/
Scoyo751/
Sjoey751/
Shojy751/
Soyyo751/
Suoyp751/
Øzsoy751/
Soiyi751/
Ssoya751/
Soydt751/
Souyd751/
Zsoyz751/
Xsojy751/
Shoyd750/
Shuoy750/
Scooy750/
Soe67539,113/
Joy67209,343/
Suo67177,719/
Say67173,035/
Soh6750,750/
Coy6749,623/
Soo6744,433/
Soa6737,917/
Suy6736,704/
Sey6723,866/
Sos6721,453/
Soi6718,566/
Sho6715,498/
Sio6715,200/
Sou6713,818/
Sop678,021/
Sot676,602/
Xoy674,376/
Shioya673,560/
Shy673,300/
Siy672,638/
Sys672,272/
Syd671,652/
Souyah671,241/
Sod67938/
Soj67911/
São67894/
Syt67850/
Souyad67749/
Sye67698/
Shooya67483/
Sjo67439/
Syz67397/
Syy67336/
Sco67329/
Soz67282/
Hso67280/
Syp67277/
Souyeh67195/
Syo67165/
Syč67157/
Soyaya67120/
Syh67107/
Szy6784/
Zoy6778/
Scy6776/
Hsy6772/
Szo6770/
Souyed6759/
Süy6757/
Shooyi6750/
Soyaux6743/
Shoyat6737/
Syi6730/
Souyet6728/
Shoyoh6724/
Sgo6723/
Schoys6721/
Shouya6720/
Soï6719/
Soyett6714/
Ssy6713/
Sso6710/
Soyatt679/
Sjy679/
Sohyoh679/
Xsy679/
Soyaph678/
Jso677/
Shoyad676/
Xso676/
Jsy676/
Shouye675/
Soá675/
Sođ675/
Sxy675/
Soyahs674/
Scoyah674/
Sxo674/
Zsy674/
Sooyee673/
Soyowa673/
Soß673/
Zso673/
Schoya672/
Soć672/
Shioyi672/
Sooyah672/
Shoyed671/
Soyeph671/
Shoiiy671/
Shouhy671/
Shoyaz671/
Soyash671/
Soyesh671/
Suoyee671/
Soyuoz671/
ßoy671/
Ûso671/
Ősy671/
Soghey671/
Shchoy671/
Soyaia671/
Soî671/
Soč671/
Soš671/
Soyieh671/
Schohy671/
Sáy671/
Sìo671/
Syś671/
Scohya671/
Shioyo671/
Soyhid671/
Schioy670/
Schoey670/
Sohyth670/

Soy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soy in the Hindi language
सोयsoya-
Soy in the Oriya language
ସୟsaya89.18
େସାୟesaya10.82
Soy in the Marathi language
सोयsoya72.73
सॉयsoya27.27
Soy in the Russian language
Сойsoj-
Soy in the Arabic language
صوىswy-
صوياswya-
سوىswy-

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