Sothu Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Sothu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sothu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1191:6,445,928147,141
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Sothu (26) may also be a first name.

Sothu Last Name Facts

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

Sothu (Hindi: सोथू, Marathi: सोठु) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sothu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Sothu are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Sothu is also the 2,084,397th most frequent first name globally, borne by 26 people.

The surname Sothu is most frequent in India, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 6,445,928. In India Sothu is primarily concentrated in: Nagaland, where 70 percent live, Telangana, where 21 percent live and Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent live. Not including India it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Sothu Last Name Statistics demography

Sothu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 121.33% more than the national average, earning R 525,972 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sothus918/
Shothu913/
Sotthu911/
Soethu911/
Southu910/
Sotu89380/
Southup830/
Sethu802,745/
Sathu802,567/
Sotou80864/
Soitu80471/
Soytu80171/
Suthu80151/
Sotus8076/
Sottu8036/
Soutu8015/
Soetu8010/
Shotu809/
Sotui806/
Siotu805/
Jothu803/
Soteu802/
Cothu801/
Sootu801/
Sotau801/
Sojtu801/
Zothu801/
Southeus771/
Soithoux771/
Satthu73291/
Sottou73223/
Siotou73220/
Scottu73215/
Soutou73193/
Soutus7379/
Sathou7375/
Chothu7359/
Saethu7359/
Soyttu7352/
Sathup7352/
Suthau7346/
Soittu7336/
Sethau7330/
Shoutu7325/
Seethu7323/
Soytut7320/
Satheu7317/
Soihtu7317/
Sotuha7316/
Saathu7314/
Soiteu7312/
Sathud7311/
Siethu738/
Satahu737/
Shethu737/
Shoytu736/
Sotteu736/
Soetau735/
Jouthu734/
Soitou734/
Sethuy733/
Shathu733/
Scoutu733/
Suthus733/
Sathhu731/
Sathui731/
Sathus731/
Jasthu731/
Jhothu731/
Shottu731/
Soutup731/
Soutau731/
Sohteu731/
Sethui731/
Souteu731/
Sathau731/
Cothui731/
Schotu731/
Setthu731/
Sehthu731/
Sootui731/
Shotuz731/
Suthud730/
Sotout730/
Schothuis71276/
Setu6739,243/
Satu6713,145/
Sutu671,755/
Souttou67728/
Cotu67402/
Sathoud67291/
Çotu67189/
Zotu6787/
Jotu6772/
Sutthup6746/
Soitout6738/
Soitoux6737/
Soutous6736/
Soothoo6730/
Sahathu6724/
Suthaus6718/
Setthou6710/
Sotouhy676/
Chhothu675/
Szostou675/
Sostouh672/
Sotó672/
Saththu671/
Shotush671/
Shoittu671/
Shoutou671/
Shauthu671/
Seutheu671/
Shuotou671/
Soutout671/
Couthou671/
Seethou671/
Saethou671/
Suthaut671/
Sudthup671/
Shuthup670/

Sothu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sothu in the Marathi language
सोठुsothu61.54
सोठूsothu38.46
Sothu in the Hindi language
सोथूsothu57.14
सोठूsothu28.57
सोठूाsothua14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sothu
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