Sø Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sø Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Sø 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
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: S (12,076) are calculated separately.

Sø Last Name Facts

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

Sø occurs most in Denmark. It can be rendered as: S. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sø? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous last name globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sø live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Sø is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 134,398. In Denmark it is primarily found in: North Denmark Region, where 36 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 31 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 21 percent reside. Besides Denmark Sø is found in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent reside.

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
S8912,076/
Søe80479/
Stø80140/
Sjø808/
Æsø806/
Søj801/
Søs801/
Sjøø675/
Åsjø671/
Søht671/

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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 Sø
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