Šoša Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Šoša Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šoša 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
Croatia1461:28,9635,949
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841

The alternate forms: Soša (16), Šosa (1), Sosa (762,351), Şoşa (38), Sõsa (8), Sósa (1) & Sosá (1) are calculated separately.

Šoša Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šoša is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Soša, Šosa, Sosa, Şoşa, Sõsa, Sósa or Sosá. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šoša? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,447,279th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name Šoša occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoša live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 28,963. In Croatia it is most common in: Zadar County, where 47 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 16 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 12 percent reside. Besides Croatia Šoša occurs in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 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
Soša9216/
Šosa921/
Šošas895/
Šouša894/
Šošaj891/
Sosa83762,351/
Şoşa8338/
Šoše75246/
Šošo75154/
Sõsa758/
Šáša751/
Sósa751/
Sosá751/
Šošó751/
Šoši751/
Šošić671,784/
Šošoć672/
Šošič671/
Souša671/
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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 Šoša
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