Soyu Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Soyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 270 | 1:473,497 | 14,064 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Soyü (1) are calculated separately.
Soyu (1,065) may also be a first name.
Soyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Soyu (Russian: Сою) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Soyü. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soyu is the 945,594th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. Soyu is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Soyu are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Soyu is also the 245,186th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,065 people.
Soyu is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 473,497. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 43 percent reside, Okayama Prefecture, where 29 percent reside and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Japan it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soyu in the Russian language | ||
| Сою | sou | - |
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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 Soyu
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