Šošo Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šošo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šošo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina601:58,9406,787
Croatia571:74,18613,033
Serbia321:223,28012,990
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

The alternate forms: Sošo (15), Šošó (1), Soso (27,403), Sosô (1) & Sósó (1) are calculated separately.

Šošo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šošo is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Sošo, Šošó, Soso, Sosô or Sósó. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šošo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,409,418th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Šošo reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 58,940. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šošo is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 60 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 40 percent are found. Excluding Bosnia and Herzegovina Šošo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 37 percent are found and Serbia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sošo9215/
Šošó921/
Šošoć892/
Šoš86538/
Soso8327,403/
Šoše75246/
Šoša75148/
Šoóš75129/
Šooš7577/
Šóoš7513/
Šoos7510/
Sosô751/
Šoši751/
Šošas675/
Šouša674/
Sósó671/

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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 Šošo
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