Sotondji Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sotondji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sotondji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin9601:10,7661,480
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Sotondji (132) may also be a first name.

Sotondji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sotondji is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotondji? popularity and diffusion

Sotondji is the 366,882nd most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,421,126 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sotondji reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 807,735th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 132 people.

This surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 960 people, or 1 in 10,766. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Collines Department, where 24 percent reside, Zou Department, where 15 percent reside and Mono Department, where 15 percent reside. Barring Benin this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 0 percent reside.

Sotondji Last Name Statistics demography

Sotondji earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soutondji947/
Sotonji9313/
Setondji881,962/
Zotondji8897/
Satondji8867/
Sotonjit882/
Zoutondji8293/
Settondji822/
Sothonjit822/
Satoindji821/
Djotondji821/
Šotonji809/
Sotanji802/
Sotonsi801/
Soutonsi753/
Sotounsi751/
Sotonssi751/
Schotanji712/
Sothonchai67250/
Sotangi6712/
Sothonchit679/
Šotanji675/

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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 Sotondji
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