Soteva Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Soteva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 29 | 1:240,652 | 12,777 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
Soteva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soteva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soteva (Russian: Сотева) occurs more in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soteva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Soteva is the 3,543,123rd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Soteva is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Soteva are found; 94 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
Soteva is most commonly occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 240,652. In Bulgaria Soteva is most frequent in: Sliven Province, where 48 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 21 percent live and Stara Zagora Province, where 14 percent live. Aside from Bulgaria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soteva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soteva in the Russian language | ||
| Сотева | soteva | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Soteva
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