Søe Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Søe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Søe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark4741:11,9091,138
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

The alternate forms: Se (164,925), (84), (1), Še (1), (1) & Šé (4) are calculated separately.

Søe Last Name Facts

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

Søe is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Se, , , Še, or Šé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Søe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 636,210th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name Søe occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Søe are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is carried by 474 people, or 1 in 11,909. In Denmark Søe is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 32 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent reside. Besides Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Latvia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Se93164,925/
Søes8640/
8084/
8043/
801/
Še801/
801/
Søger756/
Søzer751/
She67406,704/
See6757,330/
Set6738,928/
Sze6734,983/
Sea6729,136/
Sey6723,866/
Sie6719,731/
Sei6716,059/
Seh6712,430/
Seu6711,763/
Ser679,374/
Sep675,677/
Sed673,902/
Ses672,974/
Hse672,331/
Sej67289/
Åse67215/
Sce67187/
Sse67169/
Stø67140/
Sez6796/
Seç6788/
Jse6759/
Sje6730/
Sjøset6729/
Sge6720/
Säe6712/
Sée6712/
Seß6711/
Sjø678/
Seï676/
Æsø676/
Øse675/
Šé674/
Seî672/
Xse671/
Sxe671/
Søs671/
Søj671/
Seş671/

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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 Søe
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