Throughout the world, So-Ying (素英 
, So-Ying 
) is a common principally female, but very seldom masculine forename. The forename So-Ying is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare predominantly feminine, but very infrequently male name. Very seldom, So-Ying is the last name as well as the forename. Parts of the name also exists independently as a first name So, and a first name Ying.