Sotiriu Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Sotiriu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 20 | 1:145,703 | 11,666 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sotiriu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotiriu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sotiriu (Russian: Сотириу) is most common in Albania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotiriu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Sotiriu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Sotiriu live; 45 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 32 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name Sotiriu is most frequent in Albania, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 145,703. In Albania it is most numerous in: Gjirokastër County, where 25 percent are found, Tirana County, where 25 percent are found and Korçë County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Albania this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 20 percent are found and Cyprus, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sotiriu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sotiriu in the Russian language | ||
| Сотириу | sotiriu | - |
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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
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- 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 Sotiriu
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