Saoto Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Saoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1901:96,5903,095
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Saoto (34) may also be a first name.

Saoto Last Name Facts

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

Saoto has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Saoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 985,740th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 27,921,632 people. Saoto is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Saoto reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Saoto is also the 1,775,424th most common first name world-wide, held by 34 people.

It is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 96,590. In Burkina Faso Saoto is most common in: Sahel Region, where 98 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and Centre-Nord Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Burkina Faso this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saouto911,029/
Sahoto91458/
Sayoto91431/
Sajoto9153/
Saotho9150/
Shaoto914/
Saotos914/
Saaoto911/
Saijoto8345/
Saoutou831/
Shayoto831/
Saota80433/
Soato80310/
Caoto802/
Sahottot7769/
Scauotto771/
Sahota7314,671/
Soatto73288/
Sayota73266/
Sohoto73126/
Sajota73103/
Chaoto7362/
So'oto7337/
Saotha7330/
Sauota7312/
Sohato738/
Soatos736/
Cauoto735/
Saouta735/
Zaooto732/
Shaota732/
Cahoto731/
Saoita731/
Soiuto731/
Jaosto731/
Soouto731/
Souato731/
Saotap731/
Suiato731/
Shahoutou711/
Sayotha67605/
Djahoto67338/
Shayota67104/
Sioutos6744/
Saiyota6715/
Sahotta678/
Sohotoo674/
Shaotha674/
Sayiato673/
Soatoha672/
Sahotas672/
Sahjota671/
Sahotad671/
Soyotoo671/
Shajota671/
Saootha671/
Sahotha671/
Sououto671/
Saausto671/
Sahoota671/
Sohouto671/
Sahotah671/
Sohotuo671/
Sahouta671/
Saaouta671/
Saoutha671/
Sayyato671/
Djaotou671/
Djaouto671/
Zhaotou671/
Seyiato671/
Schoato671/
Sayyota671/
Shahoutout671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saoto
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