Sotomayor Surname

11,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Sotomayor Surname Definition:

Means place of the large trees or the largest pasture in an area. Has the root "soto" (see) which derives from the latin "saltus" meaning pastures or pastures with forest.

Galician name. One branch in Estremadura and Andalusia.

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Sotomayor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru9,8851:3,215521
Ecuador6,3041:2,523449
Chile5,5261:3,188491
Argentina5,0401:8,481835
Mexico4,5341:27,3771,841
United States4,3511:83,3059,448
Philippines2,4111:41,9906,643
Spain2,0651:22,6402,432
Colombia1,9321:24,7281,728
Cuba1,2201:9,445840
Puerto Rico8571:4,143310
Venezuela6241:48,4042,440
Bolivia5791:18,3361,579
Nicaragua5271:11,425765
Paraguay2571:28,159991
Guatemala1501:107,2183,013
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Costa Rica1051:45,5241,091
Panama881:44,4572,269
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Canada841:438,63838,170
Portugal751:138,9106,177
France751:885,636103,228
Honduras471:187,5842,177
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
El Salvador341:186,5852,020
Australia301:899,85754,700
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
England211:2,653,24194,788
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China21:683,660,78330,601
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guam11:160,1214,893
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sotomayor (36) may also be a first name.

Sotomayor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Means place of the large trees or the largest pasture in an area. Has the root "soto" (see) which derives from the latin "saltus" meaning pastures or pastures with forest.

Galician name. One branch in Estremadura and Andalusia.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Sotomayor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotomayor (Russian: Сотомайор) occurs in Peru more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotomayor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,895th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 154,319 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Sotomayor are found; 64 percent are found in South America and 36 percent are found in Andean South America. Sotomayor is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 36 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Peru, where it is borne by 9,885 people, or 1 in 3,215. In Peru Sotomayor is most common in: Lima Province, where 46 percent live, Junín Region, where 10 percent live and Arequipa Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Peru this surname is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 13 percent live and Chile, where 12 percent live.

Sotomayor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sotomayor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sotomayor surname rose 435,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sotomayor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sotomayor last name are 42.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Sotomayor earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 18.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,939 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $21,265,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $43,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning $45,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sotomayor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sotomayor in the Russian language
Сотомайорsotomajor-

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