Sozan Surname
Approximately 676 people bear this surname
Sozan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 268 | 1:477,031 | 14,115 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Iran | 116 | 1:661,918 | 35,516 |
| Benin | 49 | 1:210,931 | 19,709 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Sözan (236) are calculated separately.
Sozan (9,887) may also be a first name.
Sozan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sozan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sozan (Arabic: سوّزن, Georgian: სოზან, Marathi: सोझान, Russian: Созан) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Sözan. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sozan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sozan is the 490,085th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,780,393 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 63 percent of Sozan reside; 40 percent reside in East Asia and 40 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 61,717th most common first name worldwide, held by 9,887 people.
The surname is most common in Japan, where it is held by 268 people, or 1 in 477,031. In Japan Sozan is mostly found in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 57 percent reside, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 24 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 23 percent reside and Iran, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sozan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sozan in the Georgian language | ||
| სოზან | sozan | - |
| Sozan in the Marathi language | ||
| सोझान | sojhana | - |
| Sozan in the Russian language | ||
| Созан | sozan | - |
| Sozan in the Arabic language | ||
| سوّزن | swzn | - |
| صوزان | swzan | - |
| سوزن | swzn | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sozan
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