Soy Surname
Approximately 92,153 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 45,464 | 1:341 | 66 |
| India | 35,221 | 1:21,779 | 1,687 |
| Turkey | 6,487 | 1:11,997 | 1,550 |
| Kenya | 1,136 | 1:40,651 | 4,262 |
| Philippines | 595 | 1:170,148 | 27,699 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| United States | 480 | 1:755,123 | 58,932 |
| Spain | 398 | 1:117,467 | 9,206 |
| Indonesia | 232 | 1:570,040 | 45,647 |
| United Arab Emirates | 158 | 1:57,989 | 5,595 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| Qatar | 109 | 1:21,633 | 2,325 |
| Guatemala | 91 | 1:176,733 | 3,618 |
| Mexico | 80 | 1:1,551,578 | 16,530 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| Tanzania | 42 | 1:1,260,515 | 46,631 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Northern Cyprus | 36 | 1:8,861 | 2,181 |
| Angola | 36 | 1:749,700 | 2,649 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Azerbaijan | 15 | 1:643,275 | 11,348 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| 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 | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 1:570,667 | 38,849 |
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.
Soy Demographics
Soy Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soya | 86 | 10,138 | / |
| Soye | 86 | 2,045 | / |
| Sooy | 86 | 986 | / |
| Soyo | 86 | 766 | / |
| Soyi | 86 | 673 | / |
| Shoy | 86 | 643 | / |
| Sohy | 86 | 464 | / |
| Zsoy | 86 | 136 | / |
| Souy | 86 | 104 | / |
| Scoy | 86 | 20 | / |
| Suoy | 86 | 17 | / |
| Sioy | 86 | 8 | / |
| Sojy | 86 | 5 | / |
| Soyt | 86 | 4 | / |
| Soyd | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hsoy | 86 | 3 | / |
| Soiy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Soyh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sgoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Soyz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sxoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| So | 80 | 1,141,441 | / |
| Sy | 80 | 341,129 | / |
| Soyos | 75 | 7,541 | / |
| Soyez | 75 | 2,742 | / |
| Shoya | 75 | 1,302 | / |
| Soyad | 75 | 903 | / |
| Suoyo | 75 | 662 | / |
| Soyat | 75 | 275 | / |
| Schoy | 75 | 230 | / |
| Suoye | 75 | 148 | / |
| Shoye | 75 | 107 | / |
| Shoyi | 75 | 96 | / |
| Soych | 75 | 92 | / |
| Sioye | 75 | 77 | / |
| Soyah | 75 | 75 | / |
| Soyiç | 75 | 75 | / |
| Shoyo | 75 | 73 | / |
| Souyo | 75 | 70 | / |
| Soyed | 75 | 60 | / |
| Soyeh | 75 | 57 | / |
| Souya | 75 | 52 | / |
| Souye | 75 | 47 | / |
| Soyet | 75 | 43 | / |
| Soyes | 75 | 35 | / |
| Souhy | 75 | 35 | / |
| Sooyi | 75 | 35 | / |
| Soiyo | 75 | 28 | / |
| Sojiy | 75 | 26 | / |
| Shoys | 75 | 24 | / |
| Sohye | 75 | 20 | / |
| Sioyi | 75 | 20 | / |
| Soyot | 75 | 18 | / |
| Souys | 75 | 18 | / |
| Sioya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Soeye | 75 | 11 | / |
| Soaya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Soyod | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sooya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Soyie | 75 | 7 | / |
| Soyip | 75 | 6 | / |
| Soyee | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sooye | 75 | 6 | / |
| Soyho | 75 | 6 | / |
| Soyyi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Soyoh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Soyas | 75 | 5 | / |
| Soyoz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Soyha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Soyaa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Syoyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Soyap | 75 | 3 | / |
| Soyoo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Soyio | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sohyo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Soyis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Shouy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sioyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soyep | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sooys | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soyau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Scoyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjoey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shojy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soyyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suoyp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Øzsoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soiyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssoya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soydt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Souyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zsoyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xsojy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shoyd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Shuoy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Scooy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Soe | 67 | 539,113 | / |
| Joy | 67 | 209,343 | / |
| Suo | 67 | 177,719 | / |
| Say | 67 | 173,035 | / |
| Soh | 67 | 50,750 | / |
| Coy | 67 | 49,623 | / |
| Soo | 67 | 44,433 | / |
| Soa | 67 | 37,917 | / |
| Suy | 67 | 36,704 | / |
| Sey | 67 | 23,866 | / |
| Sos | 67 | 21,453 | / |
| Soi | 67 | 18,566 | / |
| Sho | 67 | 15,498 | / |
| Sio | 67 | 15,200 | / |
| Sou | 67 | 13,818 | / |
| Sop | 67 | 8,021 | / |
| Sot | 67 | 6,602 | / |
| Xoy | 67 | 4,376 | / |
| Shioya | 67 | 3,560 | / |
| Shy | 67 | 3,300 | / |
| Siy | 67 | 2,638 | / |
| Sys | 67 | 2,272 | / |
| Syd | 67 | 1,652 | / |
| Souyah | 67 | 1,241 | / |
| Sod | 67 | 938 | / |
| Soj | 67 | 911 | / |
| São | 67 | 894 | / |
| Syt | 67 | 850 | / |
| Souyad | 67 | 749 | / |
| Sye | 67 | 698 | / |
| Shooya | 67 | 483 | / |
| Sjo | 67 | 439 | / |
| Syz | 67 | 397 | / |
| Syy | 67 | 336 | / |
| Sco | 67 | 329 | / |
| Soz | 67 | 282 | / |
| Hso | 67 | 280 | / |
| Syp | 67 | 277 | / |
| Souyeh | 67 | 195 | / |
| Syo | 67 | 165 | / |
| Syč | 67 | 157 | / |
| Soyaya | 67 | 120 | / |
| Syh | 67 | 107 | / |
| Szy | 67 | 84 | / |
| Zoy | 67 | 78 | / |
| Scy | 67 | 76 | / |
| Hsy | 67 | 72 | / |
| Szo | 67 | 70 | / |
| Souyed | 67 | 59 | / |
| Süy | 67 | 57 | / |
| Shooyi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Soyaux | 67 | 43 | / |
| Shoyat | 67 | 37 | / |
| Syi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Souyet | 67 | 28 | / |
| Shoyoh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Sgo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Schoys | 67 | 21 | / |
| Shouya | 67 | 20 | / |
| Soï | 67 | 19 | / |
| Soyett | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ssy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sso | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soyatt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sjy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sohyoh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Xsy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Soyaph | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jso | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shoyad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Xso | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jsy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shouye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soá | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sođ | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sxy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Soyahs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Scoyah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sxo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zsy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sooyee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soyowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soß | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Schoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soć | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shioyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sooyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shoyed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyeph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoiiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suoyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyuoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| ßoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ûso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ősy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soghey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shchoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soč | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schohy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sáy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sìo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Syś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scohya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shioyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyhid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schioy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schoey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sohyth | 67 | 0 | / |
Soy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soy in the Hindi language | ||
| सोय | soya | - |
| Soy in the Oriya language | ||
| ସୟ | saya | 89.18 |
| େସାୟ | esaya | 10.82 |
| Soy in the Marathi language | ||
| सोय | soya | 72.73 |
| सॉय | soya | 27.27 |
| Soy in the Russian language | ||
| Сой | soj | - |
| Soy in the Arabic language | ||
| صوى | swy | - |
| صويا | swya | - |
| سوى | swy | - |
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