Where Does The Last Name Soten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Soten (Marathi: सोतेन, Russian: Сотен) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Šoten. For other potential spellings of Soten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Soten is the 498,439^th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. The last name Soten occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Soten are found; 32 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 32 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 343,796^th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 592 people.

The last name is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 605,897. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 53 percent reside, Wakayama Prefecture, where 43 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Not including Japan it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 28 percent reside and The Philippines, where 23 percent reside.

Soten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Soten has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Soten surname increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.