Sotima Surname
Approximately 381 people bear this surname
Sotima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 371 | 1:27,859 | 3,688 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sotima (1,351) may also be a first name.
Sotima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sotima (Hindi: सोतिमा, Marathi: सोतीमा) is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotima? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 752,779th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sotima are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sotima is also the 213,454th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 1,351 people.
The last name Sotima is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 371 people, or 1 in 27,859. In Benin Sotima is most common in: Atakora Department, where 83 percent live, Borgou Department, where 11 percent live and Zou Department, where 4 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sotima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sotima in the Hindi language | ||
| सोतिमा | sotima | - |
| Sotima in the Marathi language | ||
| सोतीमा | sotima | - |
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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 Sotima
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