Soós Surname

43,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Soós Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soós Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary11,4611:85682
Slovakia3971:13,4421,804
Romania1851:108,52912,206
Czechia311:343,01541,724
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Soóš (31), Sóos (30), Sóós (3), Šoós (1), Šoóš (129), Šóoš (13) & Šóóš (1) are calculated separately.

Soós Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soós is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Soóš, Sóos, Sóós, Šoós, Šoóš, Šóoš or Šóóš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soós? popularity and diffusion

Soós is the 43,019th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 602,277 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Soós reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 11,461 people, or 1 in 856. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 16 percent reside, Pest County, where 12 percent reside and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 7 percent reside. Besides Hungary this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 3 percent reside and Romania, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soóš9231/
Sóos9230/
Sóós923/
Šoós921/
Šoóš83129/
Saos75169/
Soas7567/
Šóoš7513/
Šóóš751/
Soósová73350/
Soyos677,541/
Sojos671,754/
Soash67157/
Souas67114/
Saous67103/
Soius6740/
Sohas6720/
Shoas6719/
Saoes6718/
Sohus6715/
Sohos6713/
Soast678/
Shaos677/
Sahos674/
Saots674/
Saose672/
Souus672/
Soyus672/
Sógos671/
Soaas671/
Saosh671/
Sioos671/
Sooos671/
Saoss671/
Suous671/
Soats671/
Soase670/
Soass670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soós
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