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.

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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

Šoša occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Soša, Šosa, Sosa, Şoşa, Sõsa, Sósa or Sosá. For other potential spellings of Šoša click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šoša? popularity and diffusion

The surname Šoša is the 1,447,279th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šoša live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Croatia, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 28,963. In Croatia it is most numerous in: Zadar County, where 47 percent live, City of Zagreb, where 16 percent live and Split-Dalmatia County, where 12 percent live. Apart from Croatia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 1 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
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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