Susu

given name · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Susu is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country. Recorded meaning: An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.

rarermore common
  • VNVietnam≈1 in 32K(inferred from the name graph)
  • ETEthiopia≈1 in 24K
  • HKHong Kong≈1 in 50K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈10,000 people, est.

Sources
65 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 24K (inferred from the name graph)

Ethiopia, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

One other spelling is counted as the same name:

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Susu counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Susu is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China—≈10,000 est.≈1 in 136K—Susu39
ET Ethiopia—≈4,500 est.≈1 in 24K—Susu3
VN Vietnam#809≈3,100 est.≈1 in 32K—Susu31
ID Indonesia—≈1,200 est.≈1 in 229K—Susu38
JP Japan—≈260 est.≈1 in 487K—Susu13
SY Syria—≈260 est.≈1 in 76K—Susu4
US United States—2051 in 1.6M195Susu65
HK Hong Kong—≈150 est.≈1 in 50K—Susu7
SG Singapore—≈73 est.≈1 in 85K—Susu6

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Susu is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English given name38 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Germany, Australia, United Kingdom

    Languages: English, German, Spanish

    Also written Suesue, Susue, Susü, Sue-Sue, Su-Su

  • a separate given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in China, India, United States, United Kingdom

    Also written Sưsư, Su'Su

  • Hindi given name8 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, Singapore, Türkiye

    Languages: Hindi, Urdu

    Also written Şuşu, Susú, Sùsù, Sûsu

  • English given name84 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Peru, China, Australia

    Languages: English, Spanish, Chinese

    Also written Sisi, สอโส, โสโส, Soso, Si-Si

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Şuşu, Su-Su, Sūsū

  • Romanian surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Romania, Moldova

    Also written Șușu

36 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Susu is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In English, lang., people, Africa

    as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

  • In lmy, female breast

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In poz-pol-pro, breast, milk

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In alu, breast

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Indonesian, milk:

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 23 sources across 16 countries.

Official registers attesting Susu
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex2020195#37,821
US United StatesCensus Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex202010#37,821
US United StatesSSA — National Baby Names (1880–present)20185—

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Susu mean, and where does it come from?
An informal money pooling scheme practised in Africa, the Caribbean, and some immigrant communities. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
Is Susu a male or female name?
Susu is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Susu have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 10 thousand people named Susu in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled susu.
How common is the name Susu?
In the United States, the national register counted 205 people named Susu in 2020, about 1 in 1.6 million residents.
How common is Susu compared with other names?
In Vietnam, Susu is the 809th most common given name of 73,918 given names recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Susu” — the 809th most common given name in Vietnam. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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