Sozu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Sozu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sozu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan561:2,282,93429,427
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Šožu (1) are calculated separately.

Sozu (17) may also be a first name.

Sozu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sozu is found most in Japan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Šožu. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sozu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,372,517th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Sozu is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Sozu are found; 86 percent are found in East Asia and 86 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Sozu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 2,282,934. In Japan Sozu is most frequent in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 98 percent are found and Tokushima Prefecture, where 2 percent are found. Barring Japan Sozu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sozou89220/
Shozu896/
Suozu894/
Sozcu892/
Sozeu891/
Sozzu891/
Šožu831/
Siozou80417/
Shoizu80106/
Souzou8010/
Soïzou802/
Shozui802/
Shozhu801/
Soizou801/
Shozeu801/
Shozou801/
Sozuth801/
Sosu7512,106/
Sazu753,848/
Jozu751,269/
Suzu75910/
Soju75550/
Socu75135/
Zozu7518/
Sezu7511/
Cozu7510/
Soxu751/
Sozó751/
Shozhut7318/
Soutzou735/
Shouzhu731/
Shouzou731/
Suzui671,116/
Setzu67973/
Shoju67946/
Sociu67585/
Shazu67554/
Sasou67408/
Sajou67400/
Sosuh67357/
Sosui67301/
Sosut67220/
Sotsu67159/
Suizu67151/
Shosu67132/
Soczó67123/
Chozu67122/
Sosou6793/
Sossu6767/
Soosu6765/
Soshu6762/
Sazui6760/
Sazou6739/
Suzhu6738/
Suzgu6732/
Soycu6729/
Zozou6729/
Sosud6726/
Sosup6715/
Sochu6713/
Sousu6713/
Zosou6711/
Zozus6710/
Sezuu679/
Sadzu678/
Jozus676/
Suzou676/
Siazu676/
Souju676/
Sazhu676/
Suzau675/
Sosuz675/
Sosau675/
Jasou675/
Josou674/
Zasou674/
Jozou674/
Soscu674/
Sazzu673/
Sacou673/
Soicu673/
Soysu673/
Scocu673/
Sojou672/
Socou672/
Sojui672/
Jotzu672/
Sazau672/
Saezu672/
Cesou671/
Zozeu671/
Zuozu671/
Sazus671/
Shouzhou671/
Sezeu671/
Sehzu671/
Zoozu671/
Sezzu671/
Sosuu671/
Sosiu671/
Jozau671/
Suziu671/
Suzuy671/
Sujou671/
Sahzu671/
Suuzu671/
Schotzau671/
Siosu671/
Sotju671/
Zouzu671/
Shezu671/
Sarzu671/
Siuzu671/
Soyju671/
Suyzu671/
Sxazu671/
Zorzu671/
Xozuu671/
Joozu671/
Jozut670/

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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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  • 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 Sozu
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