Sotelo Surname

3,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Sotelo Surname Definition:

This word seems like a variation of "sotero" which means "Salvador" or savior.

Galician name.

Sotelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico58,6861:2,115297
Argentina32,5911:1,312189
Colombia17,4121:2,744498
United States17,3631:20,8752,634
Peru14,6741:2,166367
Philippines7,8701:12,8641,335
Paraguay6,0461:1,197240
Nicaragua4,8751:1,235245
Spain4,3241:10,8121,262
Chile3,3451:5,267650
Ecuador9911:16,0502,401
Uruguay9571:3,586421
Cuba9461:12,180965
Bolivia8191:12,9631,288
Brazil7771:275,51410,603
Venezuela5211:57,9732,720
El Salvador3481:18,230888
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Costa Rica1571:30,446885
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
France431:1,544,714145,815
Australia311:870,82953,581
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Panama221:177,8305,396
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
England211:2,653,24194,788
Guam211:7,6251,143
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Honduras131:678,1883,875
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China31:455,773,85521,925
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malta11:430,2723,380
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Sotélo (1) & Sótelo (1) are calculated separately.

Sotelo (462) may also be a first name.

Sotelo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This word seems like a variation of "sotero" which means "Salvador" or savior.

Galician name.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Sotelo Last Name Facts

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

Sotelo (Russian: Сотело) occurs most in Mexico. It may be found as: Sotélo or Sótelo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sotelo is the 3,251st most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,033 people. The surname Sotelo is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Sotelo are found; 45 percent are found in South America and 34 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Sotelo is also the 396,762nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 462 people.

The last name Sotelo is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 58,686 people, or 1 in 2,115. In Mexico it is primarily found in: México, where 15 percent reside, Guerrero, where 12 percent reside and Morelos, where 10 percent reside. Other than Mexico it exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and Colombia, where 10 percent reside.

Sotelo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sotelo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sotelo surname increased 115,753 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sotelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sotelo are 40.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sotelo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,062 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning $20,630,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.97% less than the national average, earning $36,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.1% less than the national average, earning $48,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotélo941/
Sótelo941/
Soutelo92628/
Sotelos92301/
Sotelio9222/
Sottelo9212/
Sotelho926/
Ssotelo922/
Sostelo922/
Hsotelo921/
Sotoelo921/
Soteloy921/
Soutelho869/
D'Sotelo861/
Shothelo861/
Zotelo833,420/
Cotelo832,903/
Sotela831,207/
Sutelo8399/
Sotilo8374/
Jotelo8357/
Satelo8348/
Setelo838/
Sotolo836/
Sotleo836/
Sotalo834/
Seetelo77490/
Sustelo77262/
Soetela7775/
Siatelo7771/
Sottilo7750/
Setaelo7737/
Zastelo7730/
Chotelo7727/
Szotylo7722/
Satelos7719/
Coutelo7719/
Sotilio7718/
Shotylo7717/
Shotolo7714/
Sethelo7710/
Sotailo777/
Shatelo774/
Cottelo773/
Shotela773/
Sostilo772/
Sotilho772/
Sotilyo772/
Zootelo772/
Shetelo771/
Jotelho771/
Sotojlo771/
Sottela771/
Sotollo771/
Ssetelo771/
Sastelo771/
Scotilo771/
Jothelo771/
Sietelo771/
Cothelo771/
Saetelo771/
Siotalo771/
Shotalo771/
Soutela771/
Zottelo771/
Shotholo71132/
Sethaelo7172/
Sostilio7163/
Sotilleo7131/
Coutelou7122/
Satteloo716/
Soutilho712/
Shotailo712/
Sostelia711/
Ssettelo711/
Soutollo711/
Shothela711/
Seeteelo711/
Sahatelo711/
Sohtaloh711/
Sottilio711/
Sotola67646/
Setilo67636/
Sutela67604/
Catelo67509/
Cotela67285/
Satilo67256/
Sutilo67203/
Sotala67196/
Satolo67175/
Sotoła67170/
Setela67101/
Satela6787/
Setalo6755/
Sotila6728/
Satalo6719/
Jotela677/
Sutylo676/
Cotilo676/
Setolo676/
Jatelo676/
Satylo672/
Shoutelas671/
Sátolo671/
Zotela671/

Sotelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotelo in the Russian language
Сотелоsotelo-

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