Sotah Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Sotah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Sotah (83) may also be a first name.
Sotah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sotah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sotah is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Sotah reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Sotah is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 83 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent reside and South Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Cameroon Sotah occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 19 percent reside and Mexico, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Sotah
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