Around the world, ソン (Son 
, Sơn 
, Thon ) is a widespread gender-neutral first name. The first name ソン is habitual in Vietnam, where it is quite a common male name, Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare mostly male, but uncommonly female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Likewise, ソン is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Son | Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea, India, Myanmar |
| Sơn | Germany, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, United States |
| Thon | Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Myanmar |
| ソン | Japan |
Chéng, Daewon, Hsuan, Hsüan, Sen, Seon, Seong, Shon, Shèng, Sng, Soan, Sohn, Song, Soon, Soong, Soun, Soung, Suen, Suhn, Sun, Sung, Szun, Sòng, Sóng, Sŏng, Tôn, Tống, Xuan, Xìng, Сон, Сонг, Сун, Сунг, Сунь, סאן, סון, סונג, سن, سونغ, সান, সেন, スン, セン, 先, 城, 姓, 娍, 孙, 孙氏, 孫,
ソン is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: son of Zhang Taigong , the Water Margin character; son of Zhou Rui , the Dream of the Red Chamber character; son of Xiangling , the Dream of the Red Chamber character; son of former Shoubei of Chang'an , the Dream of the Red Chamber character and son of Zhou Mama , the Dream of the Red Chamber character, and in many other works.