Sotelo Surname
Approximately 173,377 people bear this surname
Sotelo Surname Definition:
This word seems like a variation of "sotero" which means "Salvador" or savior.
Galician name.
Sotelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 58,686 | 1:2,115 | 297 |
| Argentina | 32,591 | 1:1,312 | 189 |
| Colombia | 17,412 | 1:2,744 | 498 |
| United States | 17,363 | 1:20,875 | 2,634 |
| Peru | 14,674 | 1:2,166 | 367 |
| Philippines | 7,870 | 1:12,864 | 1,335 |
| Paraguay | 6,046 | 1:1,197 | 240 |
| Nicaragua | 4,875 | 1:1,235 | 245 |
| Spain | 4,324 | 1:10,812 | 1,262 |
| Chile | 3,345 | 1:5,267 | 650 |
| Ecuador | 991 | 1:16,050 | 2,401 |
| Uruguay | 957 | 1:3,586 | 421 |
| Cuba | 946 | 1:12,180 | 965 |
| Bolivia | 819 | 1:12,963 | 1,288 |
| Brazil | 777 | 1:275,514 | 10,603 |
| Venezuela | 521 | 1:57,973 | 2,720 |
| El Salvador | 348 | 1:18,230 | 888 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Costa Rica | 157 | 1:30,446 | 885 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | 1:273,088 | 2,549 |
| Honduras | 13 | 1:678,188 | 3,875 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
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.
Sotelo Demographics
Sotelo Political Affiliation
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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
Sotelo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sotelo in the Russian language | ||
| Сотело | sotelo | - |
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