Sotham Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Sotham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southam,' a parish and market town in Warwickshire; also a hamlet in the parish of Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire.

Thomas de Sutham, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1388.

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Sotham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England91:6,190,895170,599
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sotham (15) may also be a first name.

Sotham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southam,' a parish and market town in Warwickshire; also a hamlet in the parish of Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire.

Thomas de Sutham, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1388. John de Southam, rector of West Walton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1666. Baptised — Nicolas, s. Nicolas Southam: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Southam, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in co. Warwick, and a hamlet in co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Southam; a location name in Warwickshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sotham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotham (Marathi: सोयाम) is found most in Thailand. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sotham is the 1,596,935th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Sotham are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 46 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Thailand, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,197,260. In Thailand Sotham is primarily found in: Songkhla Province, where 39 percent live, Bangkok, where 25 percent live and Pathum Thani Province, where 25 percent live. Aside from Thailand it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Sotham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sotham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sotham last name increased 189 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sotham Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sotham earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $52,021 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.28% more than the national average, earning $55,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Southam924,040/
Shotham9226/
Sottham924/
Soitham924/
Scotham921/
Sotam91393/
Southham869/
Scottham861/
Sutham837,711/
Jotham833,018/
Cotham831,270/
Satham831,000/
Soetam83200/
Shotam83104/
Setham8398/
Sothan8386/
Sottam8341/
Soytam8325/
Soutam838/
Soitam833/
Sotame832/
Sostam831/
Sothom831/
Scotthamm801/
Sattham77859/
Southan77573/
Suttham77379/
Saetham77195/
Shatham77121/
Shottam77108/
Cottham7799/
Soothan7713/
Jottham779/
Sathamm778/
Seetham777/
Sothane776/
Sudtham776/
Saatham775/
Southom775/
Shoetam775/
Sathgam774/
Sottamm774/
Sotthom774/
Sethaum773/
Scothom771/
Sothome771/
Sethaim771/
Settham771/
Shoutam771/
Shootam771/
Sastham771/
Satheam771/
Sadtham771/
Soutahm771/
Souttam770/
Chotham770/
Shetham770/
Shothan770/
Suthaum770/
Sautham770/
Satam7315,183/
Sotan73408/
Sutam73180/
Jotam73151/
Setam7396/
Sotom7372/
Sütam737/
Cotam735/
Zotam731/
Seethaam7166/
Sostheim7139/
Chottham7136/
Sosthand7110/
Shathaam714/
Shaatham714/
Saattham714/
Suchtham714/
Southand713/
Sethaham713/
Chootham712/
Joshtham711/
Shouttam711/
Sheetham711/
Seethamm711/
Sothaain711/
Southome711/
Sahatham711/
Suthamme711/
Southant710/
Schothom710/
Suitheam710/
Southann710/
Southane710/
Cottam676,599/
Sattam676,358/
Sathan671,167/
Suthom671,149/
Shatam67542/
Sotome67497/
Sustam67392/
Sothon67338/
Zatham67334/
Sotang67275/
Sotane67255/
Sethom67218/
Sutame67203/
Shetam67155/
Saetam6779/
Shotan6773/
Soitan6765/
Soutan6762/
Sottan6757/
Jatham6756/
Zastam6740/
Settam6734/
Sotohn6730/
Siotan6729/
Seetam6728/
Soytan6726/
Siatam6722/
Saatam6720/
Chotam6719/
Scotom6717/
Sietam6716/
Sootan6716/
Satame6713/
Sotoum6713/
Sottom6712/
Jottam6710/
Satgam679/
Catham678/
Sostan678/
Sohtan677/
Soutom676/
Sastam675/
Sutatm675/
Satamm674/
Suttam674/
Jostam674/
Sautam673/
Sotean673/
Jastam672/
Jhotam672/
Sootthane672/
Sataim671/
Satamn671/
Sataym671/
Joushtham671/
Joutam671/
Cootam671/
Zothan671/
Schottamn671/
Shutam671/
Setaam671/
Suotan671/
Sostom671/
Cothom671/
Soteim671/
Sotonh671/
Sootom671/
Sataum671/
Szotan671/
Sathassim671/
Soithasin671/
Sutgam671/
Jotame671/
Joteam671/
Sataam670/
Schothahn670/
Cetham670/
Sotain670/

Sotham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotham in the Marathi language
सोयामsoyama-

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