Sothwala Surname
7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Sothwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sotwala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sethwala | 88 | 373 | / |
| Sootwala | 88 | 3 | / |
| Soutwala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Shethwala | 82 | 161 | / |
| Southwale | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sutwala | 80 | 23 | / |
| Satwala | 80 | 10 | / |
| Setwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sotwela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cotwala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shadwala | 75 | 54 | / |
| Satwalia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sethwalo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jathwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coutwala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sathwale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sutwatlap | 71 | 23 | / |
| Siatwalya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sadwala | 67 | 460 | / |
| Satuala | 67 | 280 | / |
| Sotuela | 67 | 106 | / |
| Jatwala | 67 | 21 | / |
| Satwale | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sodwale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Setwalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sedwala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cotwalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jodwala | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sothwala
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis