Soteiro Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Soteiro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Panama | 13 | 1:300,943 | 7,078 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
Soteiro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soteiro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soteiro occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soteiro? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Soteiro occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Soteiro live; 68 percent live in South America and 55 percent live in Luso-South America.
It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 9,730,651. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio de Janeiro, where 32 percent reside, São Paulo, where 27 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Brazil Soteiro occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 33 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 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 Soteiro
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