Sotirova Surname

117,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Sotirova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotirova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3,5741:1,953286
North Macedonia871:24,1553,162
Georgia661:56,7516,649
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Greece361:307,77244,531
England171:3,277,533109,658
France81:8,302,840321,660
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

The alternate forms: Sotirová (1) are calculated separately.

Sotirova (37) may also be a first name.

Sotirova Last Name Facts

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

Sotirova (Arabic: سوتيروفا, Georgian: სოტიროვა, Russian: Сотирова) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Sotirová. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotirova? popularity and diffusion

Sotirova is the 117,178th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,853,866 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Sotirova reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 37 people.

The last name Sotirova is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 3,574 people, or 1 in 1,953. In Bulgaria it is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 30 percent reside, Plovdiv Province, where 11 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 7 percent reside. Not including Bulgaria this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 2 percent reside and Georgia, where 2 percent reside.

Sotirova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Sotirova surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

Sotirova earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,860 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sotirova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotirova in the Georgian language
სოტიროვაsotirova98.89
სოთიროვაsotirova1.11
Sotirova in the Russian language
Сотироваsotirova-
Sotirova in the Arabic language
سوتيروفاswtyrwfa-

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Footnotes

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