Sotomayor Surname
Approximately 47,224 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSotomayor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 9,885 | 1:3,215 | 521 |
| Ecuador | 6,304 | 1:2,523 | 449 |
| Chile | 5,526 | 1:3,188 | 491 |
| Argentina | 5,040 | 1:8,481 | 835 |
| Mexico | 4,534 | 1:27,377 | 1,841 |
| United States | 4,351 | 1:83,305 | 9,448 |
| Philippines | 2,411 | 1:41,990 | 6,643 |
| Spain | 2,065 | 1:22,640 | 2,432 |
| Colombia | 1,932 | 1:24,728 | 1,728 |
| Cuba | 1,220 | 1:9,445 | 840 |
| Puerto Rico | 857 | 1:4,143 | 310 |
| Venezuela | 624 | 1:48,404 | 2,440 |
| Bolivia | 579 | 1:18,336 | 1,579 |
| Nicaragua | 527 | 1:11,425 | 765 |
| Paraguay | 257 | 1:28,159 | 991 |
| Guatemala | 150 | 1:107,218 | 3,013 |
| Brazil | 125 | 1:1,712,595 | 55,994 |
| Costa Rica | 105 | 1:45,524 | 1,091 |
| Panama | 88 | 1:44,457 | 2,269 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Canada | 84 | 1:438,638 | 38,170 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| Honduras | 47 | 1:187,584 | 2,177 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| El Salvador | 34 | 1:186,585 | 2,020 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
Sotomayor Demographics
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Sotomayor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sotomayor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sotomayor (Russian: Сотомайор) is found in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sotomayor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sotomayor? popularity and diffusion
Sotomayor is the 11,895th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 154,319 people. It is predominantly 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. It is also the 1,717,090th most prevalent given name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.
It 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. Outside of Peru this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 13 percent live and Chile, where 12 percent live.
Sotomayor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sotomayor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 435,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sotomayor Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Sotomayor surname are 42.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.64% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sottomayor | 95 | 1,256 | / |
| Sototmayor | 95 | 2 | / |
| Sotoymayor | 95 | 2 | / |
| Sotoomayor | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sotomauyor | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sotomayaor | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sotomayhor | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sotomayour | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sotomayior | 95 | 1 | / |
| Sotomyor | 94 | 7 | / |
| Sotomayr | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sotomaor | 94 | 2 | / |
| Zotomayor | 89 | 755 | / |
| Sotomayer | 89 | 123 | / |
| Sotomaior | 89 | 121 | / |
| Sotamayor | 89 | 36 | / |
| Satomayor | 89 | 17 | / |
| Sutomayor | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sotomoyor | 89 | 4 | / |
| Sotomajor | 89 | 3 | / |
| Sotomayar | 89 | 2 | / |
| Jotomayor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sotomiyor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Setomayor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sottomaior | 84 | 228 | / |
| Soutomaior | 84 | 10 | / |
| Sotomyer | 82 | 2 | / |
| Souttomaior | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sutamayor | 78 | 7 | / |
| Sotomoyer | 78 | 3 | / |
| Sotomeyer | 78 | 2 | / |
| Satumayor | 78 | 1 | / |
| Setamayor | 78 | 1 | / |
| Schotomyer | 74 | 0 | / |
| Soetemeyer | 63 | 3 | / |
| Schotemeyer | 60 | 9 | / |
| Soutumier | 56 | 40 | / |
| Setemaier | 56 | 3 | / |
| Settemaur | 56 | 0 | / |
| Zoetemeyer | 53 | 100 | / |
| Settemeyer | 53 | 61 | / |
| Schotemeier | 50 | 22 | / |
Sotomayor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sotomayor in the Russian language | ||
| Сотомайор | sotomajor | - |
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