Sotaka Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Latvia

Sotaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Sotaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sotaka is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sotaka is the 1,194,481st most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Sotaka live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Sotaka is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 320,578. In South Africa Sotaka is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 64 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Other than South Africa Sotaka exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Latvia, where 12 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Sotaka Last Name Statistics demography

Sotaka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.71% less than the national average, earning R 159,912 per year.

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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 Sotaka
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