Sosa is used as a family name or surname in Spain, Portugal. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sosa
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Spain, Portugal
Meaning:

Spanish form of Sousa, i.e., one who came from Sousa or Souza meaning "salty place".

The family name Sosa is a variant form of Sousa. One who came from Sousa or Souza, i.e., salty place, the names of several places in Portugal; dweller near the Sousa, a river in Portugal.

How popular is Sosa?

Sosa is common in Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay, United States, Venezuela, Peru, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, Guatemala, Colombia, Spain, Honduras, India, El Salvador, Bolivia, Philippines, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama, Egypt, DR Congo, Belize, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Nicaragua, Chile, Canada, Zimbabwe, Romania, Sri Lanka, France, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Nigeria, Morocco, Australia, Ukraine, Germany, Zambia, Italy, Papua New Guinea.

Sosa is ranked 711 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sosas grew by 42.5 per cent to 52457 since 2000 and ranked 650 after elevating 209 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 93.31 92.45
White 5.1 5.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0.65
Black 0.52 0.44
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.18 0.21
Others 0.16 0.49
Sosa is quite popular family name mostly used in Argentina however Uruguay is ahead in terms of density. Around 762343 people have been found who wears Sosa as their family name. Sosa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Sosa:
12 Argentina216,540
126 Mexico157,710
Countries with ten thousands of Sosa:
26 Paraguay50,526
941 United States45,714
159 Venezuela36,100
156 Peru29,722
65 Cuba28,230
73 Dominican Republic27,948
10 Uruguay26,092
118 Guatemala24,494
410 Colombia22,259
278 Spain19,880
114 Honduras18,705
Countries with thousands of Sosa:
5,238 India9,927
135 El Salvador9,476
259 Bolivia8,185
1,672 Philippines6,687
474 Ecuador5,912
279 Costa Rica2,272
3,938 Brazil2,045
303 Panama2,029
6,238 Egypt1,373
8,138 DR Congo1,067
51 Belize1,034
Countries with hundreds of Sosa:
295 Puerto Rico933
6,011 Saudi Arabia755
9,125 Turkey733
694 Nicaragua645
1,609 Chile621
7,439 Canada578
5,018 Zimbabwe476
6,411 Romania388
6,293 Sri Lanka365
46,106 France220
47,961 Indonesia219
58,236 Thailand210
16,631 Japan192
49,911 Nigeria142
42,794 Morocco136
19,724 Australia134
48,645 Ukraine117
53,880 Germany114
10,391 Zambia111
54,070 Italy108
10,532 Papua New Guinea102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
48,113 Poland79
40,488 England77
6,177 Portugal75
2,206 Trinidad and Tobago74
3,278 Singapore68
150,916 Russia54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,363 Netherlands44
40,445 Uganda44
23,900 Slovakia41
19,530 Sweden35
19,258 Croatia31
7,397 Ireland28
23,433 Switzerland28
908 Guam25
10,875 Qatar25
48,667 Belgium23
101,019 South Africa22
7,365 Taiwan22
64,490 Malaysia19
58,011 Czechia18
36,085 Israel18
1,289 Malta18
18,229 Botswana17
52,281 Austria15
26,435 New Zealand14
98,267 Cameroon11
32,022 Denmark11
39,375 Norway11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
7,955 China9
14,518 Ethiopia9
11,581 Ghana9
26,217 Estonia8
25,488 Scotland7
12,065 Nepal6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

17 years old merchant Mr.M.T. Sosa who was residing in Panama, Germany migrated to USA on January 30, 1865 by America put out from Bremen.

Sosa Namesakes

  • Victoriano Sosa, boxer
  • Flavio Sosa, Mexican activist and a member of the provisional collective council of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca
  • Marco Antonio Yon Sosa, was leader of the Revolutionary Movement 13th November
  • Ernest Sosa, American philosopher primarily interested
  • Sammy Sosa, Dominican American former professional baseball right fielder
  • Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer
  • Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Honduran politician and agricultural landowner
  • Jorge Sosa, Dominican former professional baseball pitcher
  • Julio Sosa, Uruguayan tango singer
  • Rubén Sosa, retired Uruguayan football forward
  • Elías Sosa, Dominican former professional baseball pitcher
  • Marcelo Sosa, Uruguayan retired footballer
  • Omar Sosa, Cuban-born composer, bandleader, and jazz pianist
  • Leticia Sosa, Mexican politician
  • José Sosa, Argentine footballer
  • Ismael Sosa, Argentine professional footballer
  • Pedro Sosa, former American football offensive tackle for the Hartford Colonials of the defunct United Football League

Sosa Namesakes

  • Victoriano Sosa, boxer
  • Flavio Sosa, Mexican activist and a member of the provisional collective council of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca
  • Marco Antonio Yon Sosa, was leader of the Revolutionary Movement 13th November
  • Ernest Sosa, American philosopher primarily interested
  • Sammy Sosa, Dominican American former professional baseball right fielder
  • Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer
  • Porfirio Lobo Sosa, Honduran politician and agricultural landowner
  • Jorge Sosa, Dominican former professional baseball pitcher
  • Julio Sosa, Uruguayan tango singer
  • Rubén Sosa, retired Uruguayan football forward
  • Elías Sosa, Dominican former professional baseball pitcher
  • Marcelo Sosa, Uruguayan retired footballer
  • Omar Sosa, Cuban-born composer, bandleader, and jazz pianist
  • Leticia Sosa, Mexican politician
  • José Sosa, Argentine footballer
  • Ismael Sosa, Argentine professional footballer
  • Pedro Sosa, former American football offensive tackle for the Hartford Colonials of the defunct United Football League

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