Sotobo Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Sotobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Sotobo Last Name Facts

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

Sotobo is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Sotobo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotobo? popularity and diffusion

Sotobo is the 4,772,636th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Sotobo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sotobo live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Sotobo is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Sotobo is most prevalent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 53 percent live, Gauteng, where 40 percent live and Western Cape, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Sotobo Last Name Statistics demography

Sotobo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning R 223,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sothobo922/
Shotobo922/
Sotuobo921/
Sottobo921/
Sotobho921/
Sotubo83594/
Sotowo8325/
Satobo8315/
Setobo832/
Sotovo832/
Sotoba831/
Sotebo831/
Cotobo831/
Sotabo831/
Shotubo77184/
Sotowou7778/
Shatobo7721/
Shotowo776/
Soitabo774/
Sotuboh773/
Sotoová773/
Sotaboi772/
Sethobo771/
Setoubo771/
Siotoba771/
Shotabo771/
Joshtobo713/
Sottaboy711/
Soutouba711/
Sotova671,238/
Satoba67207/
Setabo67109/
Sotowa67107/
Satabo6781/
Setoba6726/
Sotová6724/
Jotoba678/
Xotovo674/
Satebo673/
Sotaba673/
Sutabo672/
Soutowood672/
Zoutoubou671/
Zotovo671/
Cotabo671/
Soutoubah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Sotobo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis