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Where Does The Last Name Soto Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Soto (Arabic: صوتو, Hindi: सोतो, Russian: Сото) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Šoto, Sóto, Sotó or Söto. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Soto? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 429^th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,094 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Soto are found; 41 percent are found in South America and 29 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 128,276^th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,146 people.

Soto is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 346,139 people, or 1 in 359. In Mexico Soto is most frequent in: México, where 12 percent live, Sinaloa, where 8 percent live and Mexico City, where 7 percent live. Aside from Mexico Soto is found in 147 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Soto Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Soto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soto surname grew 18,256 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 15,650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Soto Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Soto last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Soto last name are 42.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Soto earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.24% less than the national average, earning €10,139 per year; in Norway they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning 369,213 kr per year; in Peru they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,403 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.12% less than the national average, earning R 97,152 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $22,773,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning $35,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning $46,383 CAD per year.