Soteriou Surname

140,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Soteriou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soteriou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus2,5601:34644
England4061:137,23713,423
Australia841:321,37727,634
United States801:4,530,737237,840
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Soteriou (25) may also be a first name.

Soteriou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soteriou has its highest incidence in Cyprus. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soteriou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soteriou is the 140,330th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,290,961 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Soteriou are found; 81 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 81 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Soteriou is most frequent in Cyprus, where it is carried by 2,560 people, or 1 in 346. In Cyprus Soteriou is primarily concentrated in: Nicosia District, where 37 percent live, Limassol District, where 23 percent live and Larnaca District, where 23 percent live. Outside of Cyprus Soteriou occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Soteriou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Soteriou last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Soteriou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning R 247,068 per year; in United States they earn 29.53% more than the national average, earning $55,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.58% less than the national average, earning $36,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Steriou931/
Stergiou889,281/
Sotiriou886,643/
Sterioiu88135/
Steriu86336/
Steragiou821/
Stergiu8036/
Steryou805/
Steriuş804/
Sterius803/
Sterjiu803/
Stereou802/
Steroiu801/
Stiriu711/
Sterehous710/
Stirius673/
Stirriup6314/
Sterehaus590/

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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
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  • 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 Soteriou
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