Šošas Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Šošas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Šošas 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
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

The alternate forms: Sosas (1,142) are calculated separately.

Šošas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Šošas is found most in Lithuania. It can also be found as: Sosas. For other possible spellings of Šošas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šošas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šošas reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Šošas is most widely held in Lithuania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 758,647. In Lithuania Šošas is most common in: Kaunas County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Lithuania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Estonia, where 20 percent are found.

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
Šoša89148/
Sosas871,142/
Šouša804/
Šošaj801/
Šiušas732/
Šošo67154/
Soša6716/
Šosa671/
Šošó671/
Šáša671/

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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 Šošas
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