Sotao Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Sotao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Sotao Last Name Facts

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

Sotao is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sotao live; 71 percent live in South America and 71 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Sotao is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 6,689,823. In Brazil Sotao is primarily concentrated in: Pará, where 47 percent are found, Maranhão, where 22 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 22 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 20 percent are found and Mexico, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shotao9197/
Scotao915/
Siotao911/
Soodtao831/
Soethao831/
Satao802,269/
Sotoa80249/
Setao8062/
Sutao804/
Xotao801/
Sostoa73786/
Saetao73366/
Seetao7390/
Chotao7311/
Sethao736/
Setaou736/
Sautao735/
Setaoi734/
Sataou733/
Soutoa732/
Shutao732/
Sataho731/
Settao731/
Shatao731/
Shetao731/
Sathao731/
Suthao731/
Sustao731/
Sotohou672,150/
Saethao67304/
Jotahot6738/
Seethao6724/
Siataou6713/
Sotoiya6712/
Zhoutao677/
Chootao676/
Setthao675/
Sataiyo675/
Soutoua674/
Siathao674/
Saeteao673/
Suthaoj671/
Zotahou671/
Sjataou671/
Sutagio671/
Sataoih671/
Setahou671/
Cotayio671/
Hsiutao671/
Saathao671/
Saastao671/
Siataho671/

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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 Sotao
  • 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