Su Surname

76th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,767,681 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Su Surname User-submission:

The Su surname means 'water'.

Su Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China6,821,7741:20049
Myanmar553,4491:9412
Taiwan248,7811:9424
Cambodia29,0161:534136
Vietnam19,1381:4,841198
Thailand16,0191:4,410132
United States15,6851:23,1092,907
Singapore14,8721:37062
Malaysia8,0551:3,662548
Hong Kong6,1001:1,203121
Turkey5,9391:13,1031,668
Canada4,0411:9,1181,361
India3,9371:194,83511,755
Indonesia2,8031:47,1815,319
Australia2,5851:10,4431,548
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Macau1,2291:490101
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
England1,1231:49,6156,168
United Arab Emirates8811:10,4001,304
Japan7081:180,5718,511
Spain7021:66,5985,965
France6371:104,27415,387
Mexico5601:221,6545,736
Brazil5211:410,89115,610
New Zealand4941:9,1671,583
Philippines4901:206,60932,425
Peru4851:65,5345,001
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
South Korea3421:149,825176
Portugal3401:30,6421,941
Papua New Guinea2881:28,3123,206
Suriname2431:2,274306
Germany2261:356,21934,354
Ecuador2051:77,5895,612
Netherlands2001:84,43614,055
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Sweden1521:64,7814,943
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Honduras1411:62,5281,376
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Italy1331:459,82548,434
Brunei1281:3,271549
Nigeria1271:1,394,82554,286
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
Pakistan971:1,841,69018,345
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Guam861:1,862248
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Qatar691:34,1743,607
Ukraine631:722,58275,033
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Belgium601:191,61125,371
Guyana571:13,3721,858
Belize561:6,3481,021
Nicaragua461:130,8932,092
Romania441:456,31535,605
Cuba431:267,9705,087
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Mongolia391:72,4435,369
Finland361:152,68613,963
Laos361:183,009198
Costa Rica341:140,5902,066
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Chile331:533,83313,415
Norway321:160,69619,635
Panama321:122,2584,322
American Samoa301:1,859357
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Greece231:481,73061,288
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Wales201:154,72710,755
Colombia191:2,514,42513,479
Aruba181:5,749789
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Austria161:532,21549,801
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Guatemala121:1,340,2225,550
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Oman111:335,2704,992
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

The alternate forms: (28), (3), (2) & (1) are calculated separately.

Su (694,184) may also be a first name.

Su Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Su surname means 'water'.

- pinarsu

Su Last Name Facts

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

The last name Su (Bengali: সু, Hindi: सु, Marathi: सु, Oriya: ସୁ, Tibetan: སུ་) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: , , or . Click here for other possible spellings of Su.

How Common Is The Last Name Su? popularity and diffusion

Su is the 76th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 938 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Su live; 91 percent live in East Asia and 91 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Su is also the 1,399th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 694,184 people.

The surname is most frequent in China, where it is carried by 6,821,774 people, or 1 in 200. Outside of China this surname is found in 157 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 7 percent live and Taiwan, where 3 percent live.

Su Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Su has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 35,648 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 28,075 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Su Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Su surname is predominantly Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Christian (80%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Su surname are 5.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Su earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.42% less than the national average, earning €7,982 per year; in Norway they earn 17.76% less than the national average, earning 284,611 kr per year; in Peru they earn 53.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,711 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.93% less than the national average, earning R 192,648 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.81% more than the national average, earning $31,968,400 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 3.38% less than the national average, earning 79,649,800 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 19.57% more than the national average, earning $51,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $55,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8328/
833/
832/
831/
Shu801,286,913/
Sui80551,753/
Sau80266,328/
Siu8083,730/
Hsu8067,802/
Sut8049,273/
Suh8040,497/
Suy8036,704/
Sud8024,472/
Sou8013,818/
Seu8011,763/
Sus806,960/
Sup802,488/
Suu80870/
Suz80369/
Szu80328/
Suß8069/
Suj8043/
Ssu8030/
Sgu8015/
Scu8014/
Sxu8014/
Zsu8013/
Sux808/
Jsu808/
Sju806/
Suś806/
Xsu803/
Suá802/
Suç801/
Sahu672,869,004/
Saud6787,442/
Sheu6717,151/
Soud6715,405/
Shui678,811/
Shut677,252/
Such676,959/
Shou676,260/
Shau674,802/
Sous674,143/
Schu673,515/
Saut672,807/
Saus672,175/
Sust672,153/
Suit672,066/
Sohu671,954/
Sult671,923/
Suss671,782/
Saux671,561/
Sauz671,366/
Suid671,258/
Souh671,144/
Seus671,051/
Suys671,040/
Sutt671,039/
Supp67988/
Seuß67838/
Su'a67821/
Sout67608/
Soup67444/
Shuh67420/
Sauh67415/
Suhy67412/
Sush67360/
Saup67353/
Shuy67350/
Hsiu67334/
Szut67331/
Souz67316/
Suip67287/
Hsui67262/
Sudh67220/
Suuh67182/
Suyt67178/
Suľa67150/
Suis67144/
Szuh67135/
Soux67121/
Suph67119/
Sauć67114/
Souy67104/
Seut6793/
Shus6790/
Shup6790/
Szuj6783/
Suih6782/
Shud6782/
Shuu6766/
Shhu6761/
Sudd6758/
Seud6757/
Suiz6749/
Siua6744/
Hseu6736/
Seuz6732/
Shuj6732/
Suij6730/
Szup6730/
Sauś6725/
Sjui6721/
Sjou6721/
Seup6720/
Siuj6720/
Hsut6719/
Suiy6717/
Sauu6716/
Szuz6716/
Su'e6715/
Souš6714/
Sshu6711/
Szus679/
Sjau679/
Suhh679/
Shzu676/
Souś676/
Suzz675/
Seue675/
Souj675/
Subp675/
Suså675/
Susd675/
Jsou674/
Susp674/
Ssou674/
Suui674/
Sxuj674/
Zsud674/
Shsu673/
Sgou673/
Sudt673/
Szui673/
Suzt673/
Hsud673/
Scuh673/
Suhp673/
Szau673/
Jsui673/
Sujh672/
Hshu672/
Hsus672/
Ssui672/
Suyz672/
Ssud672/
Sseu672/
Szhu672/
Ssuh672/
Hsuy671/
Zsou671/
Scui671/
Shuz671/
Shgu671/
Sguh671/
Sujj671/
Souî671/
Susû671/
Zhsu671/
Zshu671/
Zsju671/
Sssu671/
Suyd671/
Suyì671/
Suđa671/
Sutd671/
Ssju671/
Hsuj671/
Scuj671/
Scuu671/
Shux671/
Sguu671/
Sjeu671/
Sjgu671/
Sjju671/
Sjsu671/
Sjup671/
Sjuu671/
Sjxu671/
Srzu671/
Suyh671/
Suyp671/
Suzp671/
Suzs671/
Sxau671/
Sxuu671/
Suuj671/
Sujp671/
Sujs671/
Szju671/
Szzu671/
Ssgu671/
Ssut671/
Ssuu671/
Zxsu671/
Zsuj671/
Zsus671/
Zsuu671/
Zsuy671/
Xzsu671/
Xxsu671/
Xsou671/
Xsuy671/
Xsxu671/
Jssu671/
Jsux671/
Jsxu671/
Hscu671/
Hsou671/
Hsuh671/
Hsuu671/
Hszu671/
Hhsu671/
Scuy670/

Su Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Su in the Tibetan language
སུ་su-
Su in the Bengali language
সুsu-
Su in the Marathi language
सुsu96.23
सौsau2.05
सूsu1.54
शुsu0.14
शूsu0.05
Su in the Oriya language
ସୁsu86.21
ଶୁsu10.34
ସୂsu3.45
Su in the Hindi language
सुsu50.9
सुआsu'a23.8
सुभाषsubhasa9.28
सूsu4.34
सुनीताsunita3.59
सुधाsudha3.44
सु॰su0.3
स्ुsu0.15
स्उsu0.15
शुsu0.15
्सुsu0.15

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