Sositen Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Malawi

Sositen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sositen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Sositen (16) may also be a first name.

Sositen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sositen is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sositen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sositen is the 11,742,229th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sositen are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 16 people.

Sositen is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 46,179,900. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sositene931/
Sosethen801/
Shoshien800/
Soshin772,041/
Sosene77242/
Sosine77129/
Sosain7712/
Soshen777/
Shoshin712,558/
Soshina711,657/
Sohshen71139/
Sossain7123/
Sasiene7115/
Susitin7113/
Sioshin717/
Shoshen716/
Soseane711/
Sousine711/
Soysain711/
Sodsean711/
Sosigne711/
Suosine711/
Jositin711/
Sousene711/
Jasiten711/
Soshine711/
Sossine711/
Soushin711/
Shoshina672,723/
Shossain67454/
Sioshina6731/
Susitina6718/
Susietin679/
Sošin678/
Soussain677/
Sausaitienė672/
Soussein672/
Suosheng672/
Sotchene671/
Sotseang671/
Soyseang671/
Soiseang671/
Sojethen671/
Soussene671/
Shoushin671/
Sooshing670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sositen
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis