Sotomey Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sotomey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotomey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1751:59,0617,296
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Sotomey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotomey is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotomey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sotomey is the 1,202,518th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Sotomey live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Sotomey is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 59,061. In Benin it is most common in: Littoral Department, where 49 percent reside, Zou Department, where 29 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Benin Sotomey is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Sotomey Last Name Statistics demography

Sotomey earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sotome92497/
Shotome86799/
Sotomea86309/
Sotoume8642/
Zotomey8610/
Soutome869/
Sohtome861/
Setomey861/
Sothome861/
Sottome861/
Sotomuy861/
Sotomayo8011/
Shotomue802/
Sotomiya802/
Southome801/
Sotomoyo801/
Sotomaya801/
Scothome800/
Sotoma777,464/
Zotomy77783/
Sotomi77470/
Zotome77266/
Setome77131/
Sotume7716/
Satome7710/
Satomy773/
Sotame772/
Sotomé771/
Setomy771/
Sotomayos753/
Sotomayot751/
Southomer750/
Shotomi7172/
Cottome7116/
Sotouma7111/
Sathome7111/
Sostomi715/
Zetomey714/
Souteme714/
Sautome714/
Suoteme713/
Zoutome712/
Shatome712/
Suitome711/
Sathomy711/
Shatomy711/
Sotomou711/
Sotemei711/
Soitume711/
Satoume711/
Sethome711/
Sotomui711/
Seetome711/
Jothome710/
Sotomish677/
Shotgame674/
Satoemme674/
Seetomee672/
Seethome671/
Setomoye671/
Sathomeh671/
Sotamest671/
Sotemiya671/
Chotomiy671/
Satameya671/

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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 Sotomey
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