Sotho Surname
Approximately 219 people bear this surname
Sotho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Sotho (208) may also be a first name.
Sotho Demographics
Average Sotho Salary in
South Africa
R 97,152
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sotho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sotho (Hindi: सोठो) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotho? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,111,382nd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 33,276,465 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Sotho reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 627,410th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 208 people.
This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 531,154. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 49 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 40 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.
Sotho Last Name Statistics demography
Sotho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.12% less than the national average, earning R 97,152 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sotho Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sotho in the Hindi language | ||
| सोठो | sotho | - |
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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 Sotho
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