Sothoane Surname

349,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sothoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sothoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0011:54,1246,880
Lesotho411:49,5757,796
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sothoane Last Name Facts

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

Sothoane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sothoane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sothoane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 349,716th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,980,408 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sothoane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,001 people, or 1 in 54,124. In South Africa Sothoane is most numerous in: Free State, where 44 percent live, Gauteng, where 37 percent live and North West, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Sothoane Last Name Statistics demography

Sothoane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.82% less than the national average, earning R 143,016 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soothoane9441/
Sothooane941/
Sotoane935/
Sethoane8820/
Sothoana882/
Sottoane881/
Zothoane881/
Sotoan861/
Soothoana8214/
Sotohon80122/
Setoane8013/
Sotoana801/
Soutohan7538/
Sotohana7535/
Sotohoun757/
Sotouang753/
Tjotoane751/
Chotoane751/
Satoan71926/
Satohon67227/
Chouthoang671/

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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 Sothoane
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