Sotoma Surname
Approximately 7,464 people bear this surname
Sotoma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 7,398 | 1:17,281 | 2,047 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sotoma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotoma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sotoma (Hindi: सोतोमा) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotoma? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sotoma is the 66,748th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 976,359 people. The surname Sotoma is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sotoma live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
The surname Sotoma is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 7,398 people, or 1 in 17,281. In Japan Sotoma is most prevalent in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 88 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 4 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 2 percent reside. Other than Japan this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sotoma Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sotoma in the Hindi language | ||
| सोतोमा | sotoma | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sotoma
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis