Sotaquira Surname

504,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Sotaquira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotaquira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia6451:74,0683,152
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Sotaquirá (5) are calculated separately.

Sotaquira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotaquira occurs in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Sotaquirá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotaquira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sotaquira is the 504,985th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,211,609 people. Sotaquira is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sotaquira are found; 100 percent are found in South America and 100 percent are found in Caribbean South America.

The surname is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 645 people, or 1 in 74,068. In Colombia it is primarily found in: Capital District, where 53 percent are found, Boyacá Department, where 36 percent are found and Casanare Department, where 5 percent are found. Barring Colombia Sotaquira exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Venezuela, where 0 percent are found.

Sotaquira Last Name Statistics demography

Sotaquira earn somewhat more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 14.84% more than the national average, earning $26,071,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotaquirá965/
Zotaquira8951/
Sutaquira891/
Sataquira891/
Sotaquera891/
Sotoquira891/
Zutaquira781/
Sotacuro712,115/
Sotokura714/
Sotacuroo671/
Jotachira671/
Sathakurai636/
Sotoguerra635/
Sotokera5922/
Sotocuro598/
Zotacuro595/
Satacera591/
Catakira591/
Satacuro591/

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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 Sotaquira
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