Sodiza Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sodiza Surname User-submission:

The Sodiza surname comes from two names. One who was born from northern and eastern parents, having a northern name Hadiz, meaning 'happiness', 'new thing', 'God gift', and an eastern name Somtochi, meaning 'praise God with me'. So combining the two names give Sodiza, meaning 'praise God for his gift to us'.

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Sodiza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251

Sodiza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Sodiza surname comes from two names. One who was born from northern and eastern parents, having a northern name Hadiz, meaning 'happiness', 'new thing', 'God gift', and an eastern name Somtochi, meaning 'praise God with me'. So combining the two names give Sodiza, meaning 'praise God for his gift to us'.

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Sodiza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sodiza occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sodiza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sodiza is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Sodiza occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sodiza live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Sodiza is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 54 percent reside, Western Cape, where 19 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent reside.

Sodiza Last Name Statistics demography

Sodiza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.45% less than the national average, earning R 60,720 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sodisa83102/
Sediza8355/
Sodija839/
Sadiza837/
Codiza832/
Sudiza831/
Sudirza7751/
Sodisha7722/
Shadiza774/
Soodisa772/
Sodecia771/
Sodeica771/
Sodezza771/
Shodija771/
Sadaiza771/
Sudizai771/
Chodizah71149/
Shadizai713/
Shudaiza711/
Saudizai711/
Sadizzad711/
Soudeize711/
Sodichea711/
Sudisa67710/
Sedisa67264/
Sadisa67254/
Sadija67192/
Sodiji6760/
Sadica6739/
Sudica6732/
Sodeja6728/
Sodijo6714/
Sodeji6710/
Sudija677/
Sodige677/
Sodigi676/
Sodesa676/
Codica675/
Sodisi675/
Sahadizah674/
Zadiza673/
Sodjji672/
Codeza672/
Sadizi672/
Sodise672/
Saduza672/
Sodegi671/
Sudizo671/
Cadiza671/
Sodice671/
Sodhaisad671/
Sedeza671/
Seduza671/
Codiţa671/
Codija671/
Cediza671/

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