Sotirov Surname

113,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sotirov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotirov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3,2951:2,118300
Serbia2391:29,8953,215
Russia1651:873,47370,025
Georgia761:49,2836,219
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Romania321:627,43344,366
North Macedonia291:72,4657,044
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England141:3,979,861125,553
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Tajikistan131:645,1304,278
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Greece121:923,31684,525
Austria101:851,54467,454
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
France61:11,070,454349,096
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Sotirov (224) may also be a first name.

Sotirov Last Name Facts

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

Sotirov (Georgian: სოტიროვი, Russian: Сотиров) is most common in Bulgaria. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotirov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 113,912th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,794,962 people. Sotirov is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Sotirov live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 601,629th most prevalent given name on earth, held by 224 people.

Sotirov is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 3,295 people, or 1 in 2,118. In Bulgaria Sotirov is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 31 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 11 percent live and Burgas Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Bulgaria this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Sotirov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sotirov last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States Sotirov are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sotirov earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.27% more than the national average, earning $50,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $50,987 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sotirov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotirov in the Georgian language
სოტიროვიsotirovi84.44
სოთიროვიsotirovi11.11
სოტიროვsotirov4.44
Sotirov in the Russian language
Сотировsotirov-

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Footnotes

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