Sotnik Surname

170,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Sotnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,8871:76,3779,754
Kazakhstan1571:112,62712,106
Poland1411:269,56633,257
Belarus1231:77,24412,421
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Israel301:285,25425,178
Moldova251:142,45515,214
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

The alternate forms: Sõtnik (9), Sötnik (1), Sotník (1) & Šotník (34) are calculated separately.

Sotnik Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sotnik (Georgian: სოტნიკ, Russian: Сотник) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Sõtnik, Sötnik, Sotník or Šotník. Click here for other possible spellings of Sotnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotnik? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sotnik is the 170,101st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,874,772 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Sotnik live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Sotnik is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 1,887 people, or 1 in 76,377. In Russia Sotnik is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent are found, Moscow, where 8 percent are found and Altai Krai, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Sotnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Orthodox (63%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sotnik last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sotnik earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning $51,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.8% less than the national average, earning $41,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sõtnik949/
Sötnik941/
Sotník941/
Sotnick92177/
Shotnik9248/
Sottnik9224/
Sotniks928/
Sgotnik921/
Scotnik921/
Šotník8934/
Sottnick8634/
Siotnick861/
Scotnick861/
Sotnyk834,755/
Setnik83587/
Satnik83110/
Sotnic8387/
Sutnik8345/
Sotnek8312/
Zotnik834/
Cotnik832/
Sotnikova8032,041/
Schotnick801/
Shutnik77148/
Satnick77143/
Sietnik77117/
Settnik7793/
Sutnick7762/
Szatnik7761/
Satnaik7748/
Shotnyk7737/
Setnick7721/
Šottnik776/
Sottnek774/
Shetnik773/
Szetnik772/
Shatnik772/
Szutnik771/
Zottnik771/
Ziotnik771/
Scotnyk771/
Setniek771/
Sutnnik770/
Shotnikova7536/
Sottnikova758/
Sottniková752/
Sotnickova751/
Sotnikkova751/
Sotnnikova751/
Zottnick7175/
Schetnik7119/
Sotnkova712/
Zottniek711/
Schutnik711/
Shautnik711/
Scatnick711/
Szetnick710/
Shottnek710/
Sotnykova673,905/
Setnyk67124/
Cetnik6748/
Sotnicova6738/
Sutnikova6726/
Šatnik6719/
Schattnik6719/
Zotnikova6715/
Satnikova6714/
Sotníková6710/
Sotnekova679/
Zutnik673/
Setnic673/
Satnic672/
Zatnik671/
Šotniková671/
Satnyk671/

Sotnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotnik in the Georgian language
სოტნიკsotnik-
Sotnik in the Russian language
Сотникsotnik-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sotnik
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