Sotnev Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Sotnev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotnev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

Sotnev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotnev (Russian: Сотнев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sotnev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotnev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Sotnev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Sotnev are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Sotnev is most common in Russia, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 1,847,731. In Russia Sotnev is most common in: Mari El Republic, where 26 percent live, Moscow, where 13 percent live and Kemerovo Oblast, where 10 percent live. Barring Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 2 percent live and Cyprus, where 1 percent live.

Sotnev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Sotnev last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Sotnev surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Other Party than the national average, with 37.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotneva9288/
Sotnevs922/
Sonev9111/
Shotniev862/
Soniev831,968/
Soneva8352/
Shonev8320/
Sosnev8316/
Soneav831/
Sutnev831/
Soneev831/
Somnev831/
Satnev831/
Setnev831/
Sounev831/
Soneuv831/
Shatnev7735/
Shoneva7722/
Shetnev7712/
Suoneva7710/
Shoniev778/
Soineva777/
Sonneva772/
Shutnev771/
Sutneva771/
Souneva771/
Sanev73178/
Zonev7383/
Soniv7370/
Sonef7336/
Soneb733/
Sonew731/
Shatneva7161/
Schetnev7122/
Shutneva714/
Sutemnev711/
Sautneuv710/
Saniev67363/
Saneev67310/
Saneva67236/
Chonev67177/
Soneff6793/
Shanev6778/
Schastnev6746/
Sanevs6717/
Sangev6710/
Sonebh674/
Soiniv674/
Shoneb674/
Saneiv673/
Zoynev671/
Sonneb671/
Sagnev671/
Saunev671/
Sonisv671/
Soonef671/
Setnov671/
Sonyov671/
Sonoiv671/

Sotnev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotnev in the Russian language
Сотневsotnev-

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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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  • 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 Sotnev
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