Sô Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Sô Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sô Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: So (1,141,441), Só (306), Sò (2), Sö (2) & Șo (1) are calculated separately.

Sô (20) may also be a first name.

Sô Last Name Facts

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

Sô occurs in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: So, Só, Sò, Sö or Șo. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sô? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Sô occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Sô reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 80 percent reside in Luso-South America. Sô is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Sô is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 63 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent live and Paraná, where 13 percent live. Not including Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Japan, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
So831,141,441/
Só83306/
Sò832/
Sö832/
Sôh801/
S6712,076/
Sayô675/
Șo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sô
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