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
The last name Soyu (Russian: Сою) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Soyü. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soyu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 945,594th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Soyu are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 245,186th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,065 people.
It is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 473,497. In Japan Soyu is primarily concentrated in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 43 percent live, Okayama Prefecture, where 29 percent live and Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Japan Soyu occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
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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