Soós Surname
Approximately 12,100 people bear this surname
Soós Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 11,461 | 1:856 | 82 |
| Slovakia | 397 | 1:13,442 | 1,804 |
| Romania | 185 | 1:108,529 | 12,206 |
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soóš | 92 | 31 | / |
| Sóos | 92 | 30 | / |
| Sóós | 92 | 3 | / |
| Šoós | 92 | 1 | / |
| Šoóš | 83 | 129 | / |
| Saos | 75 | 169 | / |
| Soas | 75 | 67 | / |
| Šóoš | 75 | 13 | / |
| Šóóš | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soósová | 73 | 350 | / |
| Soyos | 67 | 7,541 | / |
| Sojos | 67 | 1,754 | / |
| Soash | 67 | 157 | / |
| Souas | 67 | 114 | / |
| Saous | 67 | 103 | / |
| Soius | 67 | 40 | / |
| Sohas | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shoas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Saoes | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sohus | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sohos | 67 | 13 | / |
| Soast | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shaos | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sahos | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saots | 67 | 4 | / |
| Saose | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Soyus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sógos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sioos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soats | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soase | 67 | 0 | / |
| Soass | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Soós
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