Soteri Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Soteri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soteri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3181:166,48314,737
Cyprus2071:4,275516
Kenya1081:427,59223,179
England301:1,857,26974,552
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Soteri (90) may also be a first name.

Soteri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soteri is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soteri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 482,070th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,546,376 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Soteri live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Soteri is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 90 people.

The last name Soteri is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 166,483. In Tanzania Soteri is mostly found in: Singida Region, where 51 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 23 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 30 percent are found and Kenya, where 16 percent are found.

Soteri Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Soteri surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soterio923,011/
Soteris9259/
Shoteri9241/
Sotheri9214/
Sotteri9210/
Sosteri924/
Sojteri921/
Souterio8610/
Scooteri861/
Sotiri831,348/
Sotera831,117/
Säteri83558/
Sotery83479/
Sateri83415/
Suteri83262/
Seteri8374/
Sotere8366/
Sotari8349/
Sotori838/
Joteri835/
Coteri831/
Shoosteri8015/
Shateri775,970/
Suterio771,076/
Sotiris77433/
Soteres77102/
Sotirio7782/
Sotiere7761/
Shotari7742/
Soytari7738/
Susteri7736/
Soutera7728/
Sojtori7724/
Sotirai7724/
Sojtari7720/
Soutari7718/
Shotere7716/
Sottery7716/
Soutiri7716/
Suteris778/
Zotteri777/
Sasteri777/
Sheteri777/
Satteri776/
Saterio776/
Sothari775/
Setteri774/
Cooteri773/
Choteri773/
Sostery772/
Sauteri772/
Sotiori772/
Sutteri772/
Soteira772/
Satheri771/
Satieri771/
Seterai771/
Sutheri771/
Sotoiri771/
Sotorai771/
Jotehri771/
Sseteri771/
Soytera771/
Saterai771/
Couteri771/
Satesri771/
Sotirit771/
Zoterio771/
Seteari770/
Soutere770/
Soutiere71227/
Shaterit71174/
Shateeri7167/
Shatteri7159/
Shetteri7118/
Sotheary7115/
Sotheara7110/
Souttere719/
Shahteri718/
Couterri717/
Schosterich716/
Shasteri716/
Sahateri715/
Setteeri714/
Shutieri714/
Southery712/
Shusteri712/
Souterre712/
Sotirioy712/
Susteris712/
Zasteris711/
Sheterai711/
Sothariy711/
Zsotyori711/
Sothiere711/
Shateari711/
Souteira711/
Sahsteri711/
Shuterie711/
Sotterer710/
Satterie710/
Sotherey710/
Sutera675,368/
Satori674,552/
Satiri672,302/
Satari672,236/
Satera671,517/
Sotire67621/
Sotira67456/
Sutiri67229/
Sátori67203/
Setari67202/
Satere67170/
Southiere67128/
Cateri67117/
Zateri6794/
Susterich6779/
Sotare6779/
Setere6771/
Çotari6738/
Satery6737/
Sotiry6733/
Setori6728/
Setiri6722/
Shusteris6721/
Sutere6714/
Zotera6711/
Sotthirit679/
Sotary678/
Scheuteri677/
Şateri676/
Sotory675/
Setyri675/
Zotere673/
Southered672/
Soutieree672/
Jotere672/
Soutierre671/
Southeroy671/
Sotiraids671/
Sotore671/
Soettoery671/
Schetteri671/
Zotori671/
Sateré671/
Satyri671/
Cotiri671/
Zotari671/
Sothearea671/
Jateri671/
Southeret670/
Southerer670/
Jotery670/
Chasteris670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soteri
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