Sosteni Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Sosteni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
Sosteni (41) may also be a first name.
Sosteni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sosteni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sosteni occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sosteni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sosteni? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sosteni is the 1,491,356th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Sosteni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sosteni reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Sosteni is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held forename globally, held by 41 people.
The last name Sosteni is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Outside of Malawi it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sostegni | 93 | 505 | / |
| Sostenio | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sostenis | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sosthenie | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shostheni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sostene | 86 | 427 | / |
| Sostena | 86 | 102 | / |
| Sostini | 86 | 25 | / |
| Sosteny | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sosthene | 80 | 10,246 | / |
| Sostenes | 80 | 10,091 | / |
| Sostenez | 80 | 67 | / |
| Sosthena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Soustena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sostaini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sosthenes | 75 | 9,886 | / |
| Sosteness | 75 | 103 | / |
| Shostenys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sosthenez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sgosttini | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sosthenna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sostheness | 71 | 428 | / |
| Sastini | 71 | 139 | / |
| Sostine | 71 | 15 | / |
| Sastene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zostene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sostehenes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sastena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sostines | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sosthène | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saustene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chostene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sastenes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soustine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sòstenes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sostynes | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sosteni
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