Sota Surname
Approximately 10,925 people bear this surname
Sota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,364 | 1:324,478 | 17,979 |
| Peru | 1,537 | 1:20,679 | 2,389 |
| Albania | 1,061 | 1:2,747 | 484 |
| Spain | 786 | 1:59,481 | 5,421 |
| Zambia | 774 | 1:20,478 | 2,259 |
| United States | 444 | 1:816,349 | 62,706 |
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Brazil | 369 | 1:580,147 | 21,655 |
| Mexico | 362 | 1:342,890 | 7,291 |
| South Africa | 269 | 1:201,404 | 21,575 |
| Portugal | 236 | 1:44,145 | 2,563 |
| Argentina | 213 | 1:200,673 | 16,642 |
| Thailand | 206 | 1:342,905 | 59,500 |
| Tanzania | 196 | 1:270,110 | 21,359 |
| Poland | 182 | 1:208,839 | 27,573 |
| Philippines | 155 | 1:653,150 | 68,425 |
| Algeria | 154 | 1:250,854 | 27,101 |
| Japan | 153 | 1:835,584 | 18,468 |
| Nigeria | 137 | 1:1,293,013 | 51,317 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Indonesia | 121 | 1:1,092,969 | 78,869 |
| Greece | 72 | 1:153,886 | 25,296 |
| Benin | 67 | 1:154,263 | 15,890 |
| Kenya | 67 | 1:689,252 | 29,975 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Chile | 39 | 1:451,704 | 11,842 |
| Colombia | 36 | 1:1,327,058 | 10,324 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Ukraine | 23 | 1:1,979,248 | 140,199 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53 | 1:947,522 | 56,651 |
The alternate forms: Šota (141), Şota (1), Sóta (1) & Söta (1) are calculated separately.
Sota (2,994) may also be a first name.
Sota Demographics
Average Male Sota Height
174.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sota Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sota (Arabic: سوتا, Hindi: सोता, Marathi: सोता, Oriya: ସଟା, Russian: Сота) is found most frequently in India. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šota, Şota, Sóta or Söta. For other possible spellings of Sota click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sota? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sota is the 47,374th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 667,052 people. Sota occurs mostly in Asia, where 28 percent of Sota reside; 22 percent reside in South Asia and 22 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 132,309th most numerous first name in the world, held by 2,994 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 2,364 people, or 1 in 324,478. In India Sota is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 84 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 10 percent are found and Delhi, where 2 percent are found. Besides India Sota exists in 74 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 14 percent are found and Albania, where 10 percent are found.
Sota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sota has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sota surname grew 838 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sota Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sota last name are 38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.23% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Sota earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,898 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.63% less than the national average, earning R 198,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.58% more than the national average, earning $27,602,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.58% more than the national average, earning $43,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning $54,382 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sota in the Marathi language | ||
| सोता | sota | 88.31 |
| सोटा | sota | 11.69 |
| Sota in the Hindi language | ||
| सोता | sota | 75.76 |
| सोटा | sota | 14.39 |
| सोत | sota | 8.33 |
| शोत | sota | 0.76 |
| शोता | sota | 0.76 |
| Sota in the Oriya language | ||
| ସଟା | sata | 33.33 |
| େସାତା | esata | 33.33 |
| େସାଟା | esata | 33.33 |
| Sota in the Russian language | ||
| Сота | sota | - |
| Sota in the Arabic language | ||
| سوتا | swta | - |
| صوتا | swta | - |
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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
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- 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 Sota
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